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240. The recommendations in connexion with the Labour Office are shortly-

a) a Trade Union Ordinance,

(6) a Workmen's Compensation Ordinance,

(e)

a Trade Boards Ordinance, in place of the existing Minimum Wage Ordinance,

an Ordinance (in place of the Factories and Workshops Ordinance) dealing with Labour Conditions generally and providing for a Labour Inspectorate which will consist of both European and Chinese Inspectors and Lady Inspectors.

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241. A copy of the Report prepared by the Members of the Commission on Industrial Relations in Great Britain" appointed by President Roosevelt was made available through the courtesy of the American Consul General in Hong Kong. I am indebted to the Director of the China Branch of the International Labour Office for information regarding the ratification of International Labour Conventions by China, and for a copy of "Chinese Labour Conditions in 1937" (in Chinese), and to Dr. Y. L. Lee for a copy of his report "Some Aspects of the Labour Situation in Canton". The managers of the industrial undertakings visited have been most kind in supplying information regarding wages, hours, and conditions of work generally, and several Government officers have generously assisted me with information on their particular subjects. The Inspector of Factories has acted as my guide and most of the details of wage rates have been supplied by him.

H. R. BUTTERS,

11th April, 1939.