CO129-509-6 Recruitment of Chinese labour in Hong Kong for work in North Borneo and Spanish guinea... 27-3-1928 - 27-12-1928 — Page 20

34.

F.C.

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Recruitment for Spanish Guinea.

that such

at tha

The F.O. read this reply over to me

on the telephone before sending it, but in view

of the urgency did not obtain official concurrence.

They suggested then that there was some doubt

It contemplates the Continued sistema & Cunese Passenger shops ind noticessant Stufer shall always Contact latimes.

Thes

Carry,

shout whether the H.K. Legislation did not go further

than it is empowered to do by the Chinese Fassenger

Act of 1855 as that Act clearly contemplates the

continuance of contract labour and only empowers

H.K. to regulate it. The Act, of which a copy is

attached, is rather vague. In Section

Legislature of H.K. is empowered to make Regulations

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2.

the

★ respecting Chinese Passenger Ships. In Section 4

however reference is made to a certificate to be

completed by the Emigration Officer (Schedule B)

and this certificate definitely refers to the

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inspection of the contacts between the emigrants and

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their intended employers.

apparently not exercized its,

t The

H.K. Legislature

power to vary this Schedule, (see Sections 3, 4(2) 8(2) Ond 30 of 1915)

and

o

the Emigrant officer must be placed

in a position of some difficulty when there are no

contacts to inspect.

I understand that the F.. may raise

this question of the validity of the H.K. Ordinance.

Until they do so, we need not move.

? copies 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, enclosure to

26, 31, and enclosure to 34, to H.K. lf.

I think

it is desirable they should have the full history

of the action taken at this end.

5. Caine

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delayed this togel out the papers aboud

15 H.K. 1910 Ordinance, but the minuter.

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