CO129-546-9 Mui Tsai System 5-2-1934 - 15-10-1934 — Page 12

No 526.

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 15th October, 1934.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

(17) of your despatch No.302 of 11th August, 1934, forwarding

copies of correspondence exchanged with the British

Commonwealth League.

(43) m

30231/7/34

Senl.

выв

2.

There is no authority for the statement in

the newspaper reports quoted that an increase in the

number of Mui Tsai Inspectors is at present in

contemplation.

3.

As reported in my despatch No.525 of 15th

October, 1934, I am appointing a strong unofficial

Committee to enquire into certain aspects of the Mui

Tsai system, and I propose to take the opportunity

of bringing the enclosures to your despatch now under

acknowledgment to its notice and to ask its opinion on

the questions there raised.

By

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

I ful

Governor, &c.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.

&C.,

&c.,

&c.