CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3] — Page 465

PARAPHRAST

TELEGRAM:

16714 Reed 30 March 17

The Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary

of State for the Colonies.

459

(Received Colonial Office 3.50 p.m. 30th March, 1917)

Your cypher telegram communicated through Governor of

Straits Settlements with regard to Chinese Labour for

men East Africa. Thase can probably be recruited in

North China as follows:-

Interpreters 100 Mexican dollars a month, enginesmiths

65; turners, sixty; cooks, thirty-five; vulcanizera

forty-five; tinsmithe, fifty-five; carpenters forty-

five; springsmiths sixty-five; motor mechanics (or

if not available general fitters) fifty-five. Lodging

and medical attendance free. No food. Full payment

also food on both journeys. Nine hours a day work,

overtime to be paid extra. Compensation in case of

death three months' pay in case of injury, according

to circumstances, but not exceeding three months pay.

MAY.