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NOTES OF THE EXAMINATION OF
ASSISTED EMIGRANTS
for guidance of Examing officers.
The law on the subject is contained in Ordinence 1
of 1889 aa amended by 4 of 1908. Bor Boarding House Byelaws
ase Government Notification No.316 of 2nd. June, 1908.
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"Aselated Emigrants" are defined in Ordinance 4 of 1908. They have their passages paid for them to Singapore or elsenten
eise, often they have had their passages paid for then from the 4 country to Hongkong and have received other advances from the Boarding Houses. On arrival in Singapore they can redeem then- selves for 16 or if they cannot redeem themselves they are
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required tollaw to sign a contract to work for a certain period
under certain conditions.
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The pri ary ohjent of the examination is to prevent persons being taken to Singapore without fully understanding
the conditions under which they are going. In Singapore if a coolie cannot redeem himself he has to sign a contract; if he refuses and cannot show that he has been brought down under false pretences he can be imprisoned. The Authorities in Singapore treat the examination in Hongkong as definite proof that the emigrent in question has not been brought down by fraud
4. The secondary object is to prevent men who era physi- cally unfit for the kind of work oren to them from sailing. This is partly looked after at the medical examination on board, but at that examination men are rejected chiefly on medical grounds. At the Registrar General's. Office people who are obviouslμ aaoustomed to a sedentary life should he rnjmoted (see note on apprentices below)
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The emigration to Singapore as fars Hongkong is con- cerned run entirely by Chineese
6.
The contracts vary considerably and in some cases the terms ar rither vague so that it is not easy to explain them
exactly
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