CO129-515-7 Recruitment of Chinese labour for Sarawak 7-12-1928 - 8-4-1929 — Page 11

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Entered in H.K., may not have been reduced

into writing there doso not, in my opinion,

affect the application of the Ord?". Indeed,

The damper due to

Vague

& unwritten

of

speements in this connection is one

The mischiefs wh: the législation was passed to mitigate. The heres of auch

apaments cannot be scutiniaed by the It.K. authorities & may be such as

not or

ought not to sanction.

They would

I therefore aper with Mr. Vernon that the H. K. . just would not be justified in conniving Of the arrangement. It shed, I think, avoid any no consibility in connection with the tralment of labourers in Sarawak & support quity the legislation wh: is intended to prevent

It. M's subjects in H. K. from bring the

The purms

in the Grand Hos aljerts but Chenvers eljuto

Ined one not

Victims of any dishing with labour Elsewhart.

ancutt's factory methods of

I agree.

Ar.

6/3/29

I think in veiw of & 4

of the despatch this recruitment-

ought not to later place. But perhaps.

it would be safer to consult F.O. a

seek their

concurrence in rejecting

The Moposal.

6.2.28

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