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He added that number of Junindentured labourers in addition produced only 1200 hogsheads. "Chinese Immigrants in Cuba" are treated precisely like slaves "as regards" with the whip and worked in hard labour, being punished during crop time night and day with very little intermission. In like manner M. Bunch, at that time Consul General in Cuba, stated that the Chinese labourer in that island is practically in the uncontrolled power of the Planter and that his hours of labour far exceed the hours of labour in S. Quiana. He added, at a personal interview, that the Planters enforce labour in the field through the agency of drivers who act as overseers for that purpose (the Chinese objecting to the use of a whip) without stint or mercy.

4. The acceptance of the Chinese convention by the Spaniard naturally places the British government at great disadvantage in seeking a modification of it in respect to the time at which a return passage should be claimable. Nevertheless, the expense to the British Planter of giving a return passage at the end of 5 years or paying the equivalent of it, as required by the convention, would be so out of proportion to the value of the labour to be obtained, that

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Wa La indentured labourers with a He added that number of Junindentured labourers in addition produced only 1200 hogsheads. "Chinese Immigrants in Cuba" are treated precisely like slaves "as regards" with the whip and worked in hard labour, being punished during crop time night and day with very little intermission. In like manner M. Bunch, at that time Consul General in Cuba, stated that the Chinese labourer in that island is practically in the uncontrolled power of the Planter and that his hours of labour far exceed the hours of labour in S. Quiana. He added, at a personal interview, that the Planters enforce labour in the field through the agency of drivers who act as overseers for that purpose (the Chinese objecting to the use of a whip) without stint or mercy. 4. The acceptance of the Chinese convention by the Spaniard naturally places the British government at great disadvantage in seeking a modification of it in respect to the time at which a return passage should be claimable. Nevertheless, the expense to the British Planter of giving a return passage at the end of 5 years or paying the equivalent of it, as required by the convention, would be so out of proportion to the value of the labour to be obtained, that 1 L B.
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Wa La indentured labourers with a He added that nusuber Junindentured Reoler in addition produced only, 1200 hogsheads- "Chinese Immigrants in suba " are treated precisely like slaver "as regards " with the whip and worked in labour, bring punisher " crop time night and day very with little intermission. In like n manner M. Bunch, at that time Consul General in Juba, stated that the Chinese labourer in that seland is practically in the uncontrolled power of the Planter and that his hours of labour for exceed the hours of labour in 8. Quiana. He added, at a personal interview, that the Planters enforce labour in the 33 field through the agency of athims who vers a click for that driver, purpose (the Chinese objecting to the use thei of a whip) without stint or mercy. 4. The acceptance of the Chinese fourention by the Spaniard naturally places the British government at great disadvan= tage in sucking a modification of it in respect to the time at which a rsturu papage should be claimable ! Nevertheless the expense to the British Planter of giving a erturn papage at the end of 5. years or paying. the equivalent of it, as required by the fonvention, would be so out of proportion to the value of the labour to be obtained, that 1 L B.
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indentured labourers with a

He added that

nusuber Junindentured Reoler in addition produced only, 1200 hogsheads- "Chinese Immigrants in suba " are treated precisely like slaver

"as regards " with the whip and worked in

labour, bring punisher

" crop time night and day

very

with

little intermission. In

like n manner M. Bunch, at that time Consul General in Juba, stated that the Chinese labourer in that seland is practically in the uncontrolled power of the Planter and that his hours of labour for exceed the hours of labour in 8. Quiana. He added, at a personal interview, that the Planters enforce labour in the

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field through the agency of athims who vers a click for that

driver,

purpose (the Chinese objecting to

the use thei

of a whip) without stint

or mercy.

4. The acceptance of the Chinese fourention by the Spaniard naturally places the British government at great disadvan= tage

in sucking a modification

of it in respect to the time at which

a rsturu papage should be claimable ! Nevertheless the

expense

to the British Planter

of giving

a erturn papage at the end of 5. years or paying. the equivalent of it, as required by the fonvention, would be so out of proportion to the value of the labour to be obtained, that

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