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Mr. Fitzpatrick's complaint that labourers imprisoned for disciplinary offences are put in company with criminals should also be made the subject of enquiry.
3. The suggestion in paragraph No. 427 as to the expediency of limiting the hours of work for children is deserving of consideration.
4. You will observe that the Committee propose, on pages 19 and 20 of their report, that the present arrangements for recruiting in India should be modified by restricting the area of recruiting, by the establishment of an emigration agent at Benares, and by the amalgamation of the two agencies at Calcutta. I have not yet arrived at any decision in regard to these proposals.
5. In pursuance of the Committee's recommendation, it has been decided to discontinue the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into the Colony of Mauritius. This will involve the severance of that Colony's connection with the Emigration Agency at Calcutta, and (if a separate agency is retained), a readjust- ment of the expenses of the agency between Trinidad, Jamaica, and Fiji.
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2. In regard to those portions of the report which deal with the condition of the immigrants in the Colony, I have to enquire whether you concur in the suggestion, in paragraph No. 231, that the wording of the Immigration Ordinance should be amended so as to bring the provisions dealing with desertion into harmony with the manner in which those provisions are enforced.
3. I agree with the Committee that the frequency of prosecutions under the Labour Ordinance (to which attention is called in paragraph No. 232), is unsatis- factory, and I consider that an enquiry should be held in accordance with the Committee's suggestion.
4. I shall be glad to learn, with reference to paragraph No. 234, whether you consider that the facilities for the acquisition of suitable land at present offered to the Indian population are sufficient or whether they could with advantage be extended.
5. The suggestion in paragraph No. 427 as to the expediency of limiting the hours of work for children ís deserving of consideration.
6. You will observe that the Committee propose, on pages 19 and 20 of their report, that the present arrangements for recruiting in India should be modified by restricting the area of recruiting, by the establishment of an emigration agent at Benares, and by the amalgamation of the two agencies at Calcutta. I have not yet arrived at any decision in regard to these proposals, but I assume that in considering them I may take it for granted that your views as to the amalgamation of the agencies have not altered since the question was discussed in 1906 and 1907.
L. HARCOURT.
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No. 7.
TRINIDAD.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. [Answered by No. 22.]
(Confidential.)
SIR,
WITH reference to the fifth paragraph of my despatch, No. 369, of even date,*
Downing Street, 5 December, 1910. herewith, I have the honour to invite your attention to the correspondence, ending with the Earl of Elgin's confidential despatch of the 3rd of June, 1907,† relative to the proposed amalgamation of the two emigration agencies at Calcutta.
2. When that proposal was under consideration in the years 1906 and 1907, Trinidad was (with the exception of Mauritius, which is now no longer concerned in the matter) the only Colony which was unwilling to agree to the amalgamation. It is possible that the objections then entertained by the Emigration Committee may no longer exist; but in any case you will, of course, recognise that the final decision on a question of this nature must be left to the Secretary of State.
3. If, after full consideration of all the interests involved, I am satisfied that it will be to the general advantage to accept the unanimous recommendation of Lord Sanderson's Committee, I feel confident that you will explain the matter with such tact and care as to ensure my decision being readily accepted by the Colony.
I have, &c.,
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No. 8.
BRITISH GUIANA.
L. HARCOURT.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.
{See No. 12.]
WITA reference to my predecessor's Circular despatch of the 4th of July
Downing Street, 5 December, 1910. last, I have the honour to inform you that I am at present considering the recom- mendations of the Committee on Emigration from India to the Crown Colonies, and I request that you will furnish me with any observations which you may desire to offer upon the report as a whole, and also upon those portions of it which relate to British Guiana.
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No. 9. JAMAICA.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. [Answered by No. 21.]
SIR,
Downing Street, 5 December, 1910. WITH reference to my predecessor's Circular despatch of the 4th of July last, I have the honour to inform you that I am at present considering the recom- mendations of the Committee on Emigration from India to the Crown Colonies, and I request that you will furnish me with any observations which you may desire to offer upon the report as a whole and also upon those portions of it which relate to Jamaica.
2. There are not many points to which I need specially invite attention; but you will doubtless inform me whether you consider that further local enquiry (see paragraphs 306 and 307 of the report) with regard to the effect of the provisions of Sections 11 and 13 of Law No. 20 of 1891 would serve any useful purpose.
3. The suggestion in paragraph No. 427 as to the expediency of limiting the hours of work for children is deserving of consideration.
4. You will observe that the Committee propose, on pages 19 and 20 of their report, that the present arrangements for recruiting in India should be modified by restricting the area of recruiting, by the establishment of an emigration agent at Benares, and by the amalgamation of the two existing agencies at Calcutta. I have not yet arrived at any decision in regard to these proposals, but I assume that, in considering them, I may take it for granted that the views of your Government as to the amalgamation of the agencies would coincide with those expressed in Sir J. A. Swettenham's despatch, No. 524, of the 24th of December, 1906,† when a similar proposal was under consideration.
5. In pursuance of the Committee's recommendations, it has been decided to discontinue the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into the Colony of Mauritius, and this will involve the severance of that Colony's connection with the Emigration Agency at Calcutta, and (if a separate agency is retained), a readjust- ment of the expenses of the agency between Trinidad, Jamaica, and Fiji.
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