CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9] — Page 84

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before she leaves Hongkong direct for South Africa or for the North. This work is done under the supervision of Dr.Swan.

(g) Lieut.Wella is Superintendent of the Coolie transports

in the employ of the Chamber of Mines.

(h) For further particulars, please see instructions for Transvaal Emigration Agents in China under "Shipping", also the Rules and Notifications issued under the Indian Emigration Act.

Question 2.

Receiving repatriated labourers and arranging for return to their homes; also in dealing with labourers' remittancee

sent from Transvaal.

(a) My successor will have to board the steamer on arrival

The Commander will hand him a and land the Hongkong coolies. certificate from the Superintendent of the Foreign Labour Dept.

(b) Sick coolies to be sent to the "Tung Wah "Hospital or

treated at Lal-Chi-Kok by Dr.Swan.

(0) The returned Hongkong coolies have hitherto been given

an "Act of three dollare each by Messrs.Butterfield & Swire as Grace" to enable them to return to their homes.

(a)

As regards the Northern coolies, they will be sent on by the same steamer, if possible. Owing to the strict quarantine regulations at Japan, where the ships have to così, precautions must be taken by the Surgeon Superintendent that no beri-beri or infectious cases are sent on.

(e) See section 58 of the Transvaal Labour Importation Regulations re return of labourers to China. With regard to labourers' remittances, this has given me a deal of trouble, for

the following reasons :-

(1)

Because of the very defective postal arrangements in

china.

(2)

The non-issue of Money Orders in Hongkong for places

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beyond the treaty ports.

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