CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920 — Page 204

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suitable judication for the slave-children,

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I know of no system of registration of the slave children, so that it is not known where they are, or how many there are, making any supervision impossible.

The official attitude suggests that these children, so cruelly treated, always go to the Police station or to the Supreme Court Judges. It is only a question of supposing that they would take their complaints to the above, knowing full well the punishment of trying to get freedom in Mui Tsai. They would be far too frightened.

The only official suggestion made is that they could communicate with their parents or tell them on their annual visit. From the information I obtained, it is quite obvious that the rules would not allow them to communicate in any case. Practically all cases they are unable to write.

As regards the annual visits by the parents, there are seldom paid: there is nothing but the fullest inquiry from way available, some with details, to disclose the state in which these children are forced to live. The Colonial Office, with their means of access, could easily obtain this information on the revolting state of affairs, but the details are only found by making full inquiries from people outside and unconnected with the Government.

I know of numerous authentic cases of the most atrocious cruelties. If we were able to obtain these cases with so much ease, the Colonial Office must be equally able to obtain them.

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1suitable judication for the slave-children,1I know of no system of registration of the slave children, so that it is not known where they are, or how many there are, making any supervision impossible.The official attitude suggests that these children, so cruelly treated, always go to the Police station or to the Supreme Court Judges. It is only a question of supposing that they would take their complaints to the above, knowing full well the punishment of trying to get freedom in Mui Tsai. They would be far too frightened.The only official suggestion made is that they could communicate with their parents or tell them on their annual visit. From the information I obtained, it is quite obvious that the rules would not allow them to communicate in any case. Practically all cases they are unable to write.As regards the annual visits by the parents, there are seldom paid: there is nothing but the fullest inquiry from way available, some with details, to disclose the state in which these children are forced to live. The Colonial Office, with their means of access, could easily obtain this information on the revolting state of affairs, but the details are only found by making full inquiries from people outside and unconnected with the Government.I know of numerous authentic cases of the most atrocious cruelties. If we were able to obtain these cases with so much ease, the Colonial Office must be equally able to obtain them.[14]
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suitable judication for the slave- children,

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i no myslium of registration ofthe slave children, so that not There are, or where hons are, matus

how many fication or supervision impossible.

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any fucccat

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"prival attitude suggests that these chuldron, of cruelly iscalied,

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Scudam

Chinare

his crocutaly only the question to suppose that they would take

to the Shove knowing full well the punishment

Trishe

of trying

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cases they are wrable to

communicate when in practically all cases they

for write.

Ipecards the annuch visits by the parentis there are sildon paid: thing but the fullest inquing from way available somer with risclose the static in whit these children are

Inced to live. The Coloniar office, wit their means of access corold casily obtain tha

sidesk information on the revolting stali of appairs, but the thus detai's

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only in found by making full inquiries from people outside and

unconnected with the Gourment.

I wire wild of numerous authentic cases.

gths most atturious cruelling

If we were able to obtain theme cases wilt so much case, the Colonial oppice huis be equally able ir Obtain them.

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