Enclosure 2.
C.O.
315355
Proposed Arrangement for Accepting Coolies for South Africa from Authorities at Wuchow.
The Viceroy will try his utmost to provide a minimum of 2,000 emigrants monthly. Butterfield and Swire will accept any number up to 4,000 a month without previous notice; above 4,000 they will require adequate notice.
2. No expenses to be paid by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire for recruiting in the interior of Kwangsi.
3. Coolies to be brought to Wuchow by Authorities at their expense.
4. Coolies to be passed by Chinese Government Official and British Consul at Wuchow, passed simultaneously by our Medical Officer and registered, after which we will accept and despatch them to Hongkong at the expense of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. In order that there may be no confusion, each coolie's name, village, district, age, etc., will be entered upon subjoined form at Wuchow.
Name.....
Age....
Village.....
District....
Province....
No....
(This form may have to be later on altered somewhat in order to correspond with our register in Hongkong.)
A duplicate will be handed to Butterfield and Swire through their Agent there and a check handed to coolie corresponding with the number of his ticket of particulars.
6. No advance to be paid to coolies in Wuchow.
7. Butterfield and Swire to provide all food and conveyance to Hongkong.
8. Coolies passed at Wuchow but rejected in Hongkong to be returned to Wuchow at Butterfield and Swire's expense.
ا یا پایا جب سے میں اور یہ کہ آپ جوں کے تیرا یا کہ عمر
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Enclosure 2.
C.0.
315355
Proposed Arrangement for Accepting Coolies for South Afr for
from Authorities at Wuchow.
The Viceroy will try his utmost to provide a minimum of 2,000 emigrants monthly. Butterfield and Swire will accept any number
up to 4,000 a month without previous notice; above 4,000 they will require adequate notice.
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No expenses to be paid by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire for re- cruiting in the interior of Kwangsi.
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Coolies to be brought to Wuchow by Authorities at their expense Coolies to be passed by Chinese Government Official and Eritish Consul at Wuchow, passed simultaneously by our Medical Officer and registered, after which we will accept and despatch them to Hongkong at the expense of Messrs. Butterfield and Swice. In order that there may be no confusion, each coolie's name, village, district, age, etc.,
etc.. will be entered up on subjoined form at Wuchow.
Name.....
Age....
Village.....
District....
Province....
No....
(This form may have to be later on altered somewhat in order to cor- respond with our register in Hong- kong.)
A duplicate will be handed to Butterfield and Swire through their
Agent there and a check handed to coolie corresponding with the
number of his ticket of particulars.
No advance to be paid to coolies in Wuchow.
Butterfield and Swire to provide all food and conveyance to Hong- kong.
Coolies passed at Wuchow but rejected in Hongkong to be returned
to Wuchow at Butterfield and Swire's expense.
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