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of a system under which the labourers were
collected in China and sent to Hongkong to be
recruited and shipped there. But I consider
that the Convention must be read as confined to
"indentured emigrants", not only because that
expression is used in Article 1 of the
Convention but also because the Convention
contains somewhat detailed provisions
(Articles 2, 4, 7 and 8) as to the provisions
which the indenture is to contain, and the
steps to be taken to ensure that the
emigrants are really acquainted with the nature
of the contract into which they are entering.
I do not think, therefore, that it is possible
to regard the Convention as applicable to cases
where there is no "indenture", which,
presumably means a written contract
embodying the conditions under which the
emigrants are transported to and from their
destination and under which they serve
while they are there.
4.
It does not appear to be disputed
that
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