CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 265

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the situation has been compliested by the fact that, somɑ

years ago, a loading Chinese British Subject in Saigon was

ermnoously treated as a European by the authorities on his į)

arrival, solely on the straigth of his having boa bom in

Australia, wid as this gontlomwn is of the same clase us kr.

LAU mud his friends, the latter vory naturally fail to wied

derstand why thay do not receive similar favourable treat-

mont, The Fraich suthorities now realise their armor and

accuse the gatloma referred to, I am afraid not without

truth, of instigating his friends to dowand privileges whic

waro orrohoously accorded to himself. The result will proba

bly be that these právilogos to which he is not dititled

will be withdrami and he will find himself put back into the

category to which ho properly belongs,

Al though all Chinoso, in common with other asiatics, mė

obliged to pass through the Immigration Department on their

arrival in the Colony, it would be a just cause for complet

if Chinɑso of the standing of Er, LAŬ wore subjected to the

sama treatment sa Chinose of the coolie class. Int at interi

view which I had with the head of the Immigration Departam},

the latter rosdily soknowledged this point, and assured me

that Chinese of good atwiding were always dealt with in his

office by himself, tho matter taking but a few momɑits, who-

reby they were spared why delay, The Chief of the Immigra-

tion Department is, however, naturally unable to exerciso si

all times a personal supervision over his annamite subordi –

Hates, wid it may well be that thelatter, ncossionally, abusu

their position wid subject better class Chinose to troutzgit

which would certainly not be cowiteriond by their chief,

Such asses are wisvoidable. I have however made it clear to

all Asiatic British Subjects who are subjected to my incon-

siderate or wiressenable treatmont that, on their reporting

tho

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