CO129-389 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [3-4] — Page 270

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I have the honour to inform you that at a confer-

-ence which I had with Mr. Young Riddell, Mr. Clementi, the Acting Colonial Secretary, and Mr. Hallifax, the Acting Registrar-General, on the 19th. March the terms of the British North Borneo Labour Contracts for both Rubber and Tobacco were finally settled, and I enclose six copies of each for your information.

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Clauses V, XVIII and XIX are particularly favour- -able to the employ labourer, but I am sure that the existence of these provisions will tend to make recruiting for British North Borneo popular and that when they become known there should be no difficulty in maintaining a regular supply of labourers many of whom it is to be hoped will settle permanently in the country.

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I was very pleased to receive your telegram of the 21st. March conveying the news of the inauguration of the Legislative Council. I conveyed to you on the following day the congratulations of this Government and I have requested His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton to communicate the intelligence to the Authorities there if he should consider it expedient.

The Right Honourable

I have etc.,

(Sd.) Claud Severn,

Officer Administering the Government.

Sir J. West Ridgeway, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I.,

c/o His Excelency the Governor,

Singapore.

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