CO129-503-7 Chinese labour- recruitment for work in coal mines in Sarawak 17-9-1926 - 14-2-1928 — Page 40

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Paterson Simons & Co., Ltd.

File No. 350.

Singapore 17th Sept., 1926.

The Protector of Chinese,

Singapore.

Sir,

Singkehs for Sadong Mines, Sarawak.

We have the honour to inform you that we have been asked by the Sarawak Government to procure 60 Singkehs from Hongkong and are in touch with a Broker

here who states he can get the men on the terms of the attached agreement. Would you be good enough to look over this and advise us whether you consider it

satisfactory.

I have the honour to be.

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

p.pro. Paterson, Simons & Co., Ltd.

sd. L.. Learmount.

Agents,

Sarawak Government.

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