CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870 — Page 42

more than

enh

from 10. to 15. per caul

return to India at the expiration

of ten years

residence. the each

therefore of 100. Indian immigrants

may

be taken to be

100. papages at £16.

15. return 0.13

The cost

£1000.

2.196.

#1795.

of 100 Chinese immigrants

afsiming a mortality of 20. per esut

in 5.

grars

would be

at £26. £

100. papages at # 26.

80 return to at 15.

Z 2500.

£ 1200..

F

63.700

making the each fathinése immigrant for a 5. year's residence more than double the cost of an Indian for 10spars. It is not surprizing that the Mich India blantère howrass highly

they appreciate Chinese labour hesitate to purchase it at so

increased a cost. -

grealty increased

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6. tobe

The result is to be regulted

both on account of the planters and of the chiusie. The former, if the emigration had remained on its old footing, would have continued to recsive a class of

Emigrants peculiarly valuable on account of their strength, industry and intelligrue -

while the latter would have had a labour market of su to them where they would be sure of constant employment, of fair wages and of good treatmusat . The bruefile to be