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Any further communication should be addressed to:-

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,

(MARINE DEPARTMENT),

And the following letter and number should be quoted-

M. 0134.

Telegraphio Address,

BOARD TRADE, MARINE, LONDON.

Sir,

E. S. 10978

REC

15 MAR 12 BOARD OF TRADE,

(MARINE DEPARTMENT),

7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,

LONDON, S.W.

23rd March, 1914.

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8317

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With reference to your letter of March 11th and previous correspondence on the subject of the engagement of Chinese seamen on British ships trading to the United Kingdon, I am directed by the Board of Trade to state for the information of the Secretary of State, that they have had for some time under consideration certain questions connected with the engagement of such seamen in the United Kingdom.

It appears to have been only in comparatively recent times that the practice of engaging Chinese seamen in the United Kingdom has existed to any appreciable extent, and it seems to have been partly due to, and largely assisted by the discharge in this country of Chinese seamen originally engaged in Hong Kong or the Straits Settlements.

The Board understand that in general ben en agreement is opened in these Colonies and a complete crew of Chinese seamen engaged, the agreement usually provides for the eventual return of the seamen to the port of engagement but that where individual seamen are engaged on a vessel which has opened an agreement in this country, or some other place out of the colony, no such stipulation is in

general made. It appears to the Board very desirable

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

3.7.

that