CO129-542-10 Mui Tsai system- correspondence from private individuals 13-1-1933 - 11-12-1933 — Page 3

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Enquires

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inspectors, refered to have been appointed

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82759/31

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any subsequent reports have

and whether

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received from

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The report which we sent to the League

of Nations Union on the 5th of October, 1931 is

(11) on 82758/31). It was the second re port

on Mui Tsai received from Hong Kong and covered

the half-yearly period ending 31st May, 1931.

We have received two half-yearly reports from

Hong Kong since then and another is due soon.

The report covering the half-year to 33.11.31

is (1) on 92613/32 and that covering the half-

year to 31.5.32 is () on the same file.

Copy of both reports were sent to the House

of Commons Library and to Sir John Simon.

copy of (1) was sent to the Anti-Slavery

Society, but not a copy of (11). Though

both reports are satisfactory we have not

given them more publicity than necessary

in order to avoid supplying anti-slavery

zealots with small ammunition with which to

bombard us. (See Sir J. Shuckburgh's minute

on 12.8.32 on 92613/32).

As copies of both the 1932 reports

are now asked for, I think they should be sent

(I attach a spare copy of the first report.

Several spare copies should be made of (11) on

92613/32 as we may have further requests from

other organisations).

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