CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 30

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"Piglets.

Precis.

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Plaint of 96 Chinese living at the top of the hill

in the employ of the Germans.

Petitioners came to Samoa at the invitation

of the Germans on the understanding that it was a

week's voyage from China and a mild climate, the

work not hard, and after 3 years liberty to find

other employmente would be given. Now petitioners

find that the contract only serves to entice people

to come and they are treated as X

al they are taken up hill to work and the amount of

provisions as per contract are never fully supplied.

Working hours daybreak to sunset and Sundayɛ and

Festivals included, and wages only $3.00 (sic). It

Chu Chai. On arriv-

is difficult to send letters. Once in the 8th

moon, petitioners, being thirsty after hard working

for a long time, plucked some papagas to eat. They

were then cruelly kicked and beaten by the over-

many fainted away, some died in consequence

seers;

and others are still confined in jail. Petitioners

pray Your Honour to listen to their plaint.

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