CO129-536-2 Recruitment of Chinese labourers for Samoa 26-5-1931 - 29-1-1932 — Page 19

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of a system under which the labourers were

collected in China and sent to Hongkong to be

recruited and shipped there. But I consider

that the Convention must be read as confined to

"indentured emigrants", not only because that

expression is used in Article 1 of the

Convention but also because the Convention

contains somewhat detailed provisions

(Articles 2, 4, 7 and 8) as to the provisions

which the indenture is to contain, and the

steps to be taken to ensure that the

emigrants are really acquainted with the nature

of the contract into which they are entering.

I do not think, therefore, that it is possible

to regard the Convention as applicable to cases

where there is no "indenture", which,

presumably means a written contract

embodying the conditions under which the

emigrants are transported to and from their

destination and under which they serve

while they are there.

4.

It does not appear to be disputed

that

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