CO129-515-7 Recruitment of Chinese labour for Sarawak 7-12-1928 - 8-4-1929 — Page 16

62799/29.

H.K.

Mr.

Mr. Caine 46/3 387. Baya 26/3/29

Beghett 27

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Mr.

Mr. Bottomley,

Sir E. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir C. Davis.

Sir S Watson.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord Locut

Mr. Amery.

is

28.3.19

Downing Street,

8

DRAFT.com

HONG KONG.

Conf.

Govr.,

(1)

5

10

16

March, 1929.

Sir,

I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of Mr. Southorn's

Confidential despatch of the 7th

of December, on the subject of the

recruitment in Hong Kong of

Chinese labour for Sarawak.

2. I am advised that the

arrangements described in

Mr. Sout horn's despatch and its

enclosures would be contrary to

the spirit and the letter of the

Hong Kong Ordinance No.30 of

1915.