No.3. in CLC.509.
Sir,
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OFTION,
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OMRAAK.
2nd November 1928.
stracts only enclosed.
I am lirected by is ghness the Rajah of
Larawak to address you on the subject of the recruitment
of labour and to submit for the consideration of the
Government of Hong Hing certain questions in regard to
Kong
Order No.1-3 (Labour Protection), a copy of which is
enclosed.
2. With the enforcement of section 33 of this
tract No. Order after 31st Luret 1926, all contract labour for
the Sarawak Cilicles Timited, iri, automatically
ceased; from that date, labour could only be recruitod on engagements for a period not exceeding one month or thiry days. In order, however, to have .me hold
over these labourers, i.c. to prevent then leaving after a short period and seeking employment elsewhere, the Comper proposed to claim an ivance against thum, which advance world cover travelling expenses, first issue of clothing, etc., and would not exceed $50.00 This amount was later altered to $60.00, but being repugnant to Order No. 1-3, section 17, would be disallowed. ?. The Company, apparently, had no intention of cutting the labourers' pay, but proposed to declare this advance and obtain the labourers' acknowledgment of it
before theProtector of Tebour, so that it might deduct
from the advance avery month one-twelfth of the total
mount. Thus the labourer would suffer no reduction
of veges, but would have a debt which would be reduced
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