CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10] — Page 154

regards

British verses

to Hong Kong but also as to the Treaty Pork & China. Under it "Chinese emigration in British vessele, if free, to freign countries mo be and and under contract must be

fuckitited. The Chinese gaveenment in

Mjected

իս: past times

b contract

and

emigration. for would not abet it to foreign countries Where we were not sure how the coolies would

be treated.

The question is Hoss for

for are the conditions altered to for as to suggest a charge of policy? Are then sufficient reasons for Maintaining a system which haves the

"Chinets coolics to foreign countries

Carriage 9

In the hands of foreigners-

will look at

17352/05 and

will see that it was

then decided, Witte the consort of the Darcign.

If you

12439/05, you

office if

that, if

the American

Foreign Gaveniment

agree

Loca

with the Chinore government

for the emigration of Cooties under contract

on the canal,

to Panama to be amplayed We should allow such emigration

bo take

place from Hony Kay. Both the Govenor

Hoykan.

I bere seem to have Overlooked that Sach emigration would be illegal, as the law

To.

No Stands. We both realised it later. When the

Felegraphed

Ganch

in March last [9219.] pointing out

h

150

Cortice to Panama

that he had no power to override the law

Now the question g

question of shipping has come up capain

d

therall the right position

to take is (to's. The law should be amended So as to allow British Ships to camy

Coolies under

Contract to foreign countries if licensed to do so by the weino; but it should be a Standing instruction to the governor that such licenses shall be given

only in which the Chinese government have cimens, the

emigration

in those cases

This line seems to me to be unexaptionalte unters for are to take the position that all indentured labour is wrong, which I hope for The salle of the Sagan producing colmier, will nece

be taken

the Chinese government alpeare the emigration. I do not think that we need make

enquiries through the consuls as to the treatment of the Cooties in this or that country, as Suggested

Sir M. Nathan's despatch.

At the end

q

Now do I think that we need consult the dreigh

who have already

Nice. Why would agree

they

Shown in 1905

CPL 28. Aug:

that