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The "Mui Tsai" Bill.

MR. FLETCHIN DECORATED,

Yesterday, we w only able

FRIDAY, DECEMBER

1932.

NOTICE

SKIM

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL that custem. There is danger the former employer.or. dag, any that we may lose the quasi-parental other reason, such new employer caatrol and responsibility which, must repart that fact within one I am sure, the better class of em-week. Clanbe 12 povides that ployer recognise. There is also every mki trai of, or over, the age! the danger that we may increase of 10 years may leave her employ the risks of neglect, kidnapping and ment at any time without any prostitution. But when all allow-notice and without any payment to give a brief resume of the ances and apologies are made for to any person. That clause agalu main business b fare

the ill-informed criticism, and while wel is merely declaratory, na at the such girl have Legislative Council-tha fira: acknowledge that the custom of present moment

the right to do 10. Clause 18 pro- reading of the ordinance employing mui tsai is by no means vides that every wai tani under to regulate certain forms of wholly bad and that many of the the age of 15 who wishes to be female dorostje Bervice. Tae mui tsai-I think the majority restored to her parent, and every| Hon. Attorney General (Mr. JH are contented with their lot and are mi tsai under 18 whose parent Kemp) spake at considerable fairly well off, and while we rewishes the mui tsai restored to eigth on the Bill, and we now coguise the dangers of this legislas or her custody, shall be so 1epart his remarks in full: tian, it cannot be denied that the restored unless the Secretary for

system does lend itself to abuse and Chinese Affairs sees some grave WHAT IS I}? The Attorney General: Sir, I begrave abuse in the hands of evil and abjection. That clause. to, is to move the first reading of a Bilunscrupulous persons. Hence this largely declaratory, except that jintituled An Ordinance to regulate it.

it gives the Secretary for Chinese certain forms of female domestic The Bill is divided into feur Affairs a right to enquire into the service. This Bill is introduced enarts. Parts one and four may be case in the interests of the girl the instructions of the Secretary of called formal or auxilary. Part herself. For example, as I have State for the Colonies, and is an

two is intended to came into force said in the Objects and Reasons, attempt to deal with the much diss soon as the Bill is passed and he might refuse permission to cussed mui trai question a ques-the Ordinance is gazetted. Part restore a girl to the castody of a tion, perhaps, more discussed than three is to be postponed and not to mother who is living an immoral understood. I say that because me into oneration antil proclaim-life.

Mul Ta Measure.

the

7

Wages.

I think it is only fair to mention atd by the Governor-in Council.

Clause 14 provides that every the cutset that much of the cri- part two provides that hereafter no Reis--though not all-of

one is to take into his employment ni taai of, or over the age of 12) custom of employing mui tsai has the Colony any mui tsci 23 a and under the age of 18, shall ¡been confused and ignorant and mui tsai, and part three provides have the right to apply to the unsympathetic. I think the cou-that all mui tsei are to be regis-Secretary for Chinese Affairs and fusion of mind is largely due to the tored, that no one is to employ an up:n such application the Secre use of the term slavery, of what unregistered mxi tai and that all tary for Chinese Affairs may make is not slavery at all. Mai tsai are mui tsci over a certain age shall be any order he may think it in re- gard to the custody, control, en- at slaves: the control of the entitled to wages.

ployment and conditions of- em-| ployer is not recognised in any way;

The Details of the Bill by law: the girls are members ofį

Now as regards the details of ployment of the applicant. That tco, be- the family, though humble mem-the Bill. Clause two of the Billis largely declaratory bers of it, and Chinese custom re- declaratory. Payment by an cause, of course, every mui taci cognises certain obligations of the intending employer or a parent or has that right at present, and no doubt the Secretary for Chinese employer towards the mui tsoi guardian of the child has never affairs will be prepared to listen is impossible, of course, to argue this Colony conferred to any application by a mut isni this paint now, 3d have no rights whatever on an employer desire to do so, bat perhaps I may to retain possession of the child whether she be under 12 or over be allowed to give one illustration as against the pareat, or even to, or between these ages. Clause

15 is the

wages clause. that came under my notice the retain possession of the child as wages proptaed are given in re-

child itself. The other day. In a recent murder case against the

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The

at the Criminal Sessions one of the clause, therefore, is simply de-sulation seven of the draft re- by English standards bat, of winesses was a little girl of about claratory of the existing lawulations. They may seem small 13: she was bright, intelligent, Clause three is the deänition!

course, they must be judged by obviously

and in view of A mui tsci is defined as well-clothed.

well-fed. clause.

local standards and she gave her evidence clearly a female domestic servant, whose local conditions.

I think that is all, Sir, that I and stelligently, except that she employer has obtained her ser- of a payment. vices by means very nearly broke down three times in speaking of her Paragraph two of the definition is wish to say as regards the details intended to cover two cases: cael of the Bill. In conclusion. I only mother, the murdered woman. was only nearly at the end of tha is the case where the girl has been wish to say that the Government we disransferred from one employer to fully recognises the difficult, and case for the Crown that covered what note of the police another, and the other is the case delicate nature of this legislation, Court officials had known tilt where the employer has died and and the Secretary of State is pre- the care of the household and the pared to consider carefully and then that the girl was not thei

custody of the child bas devolved sympathetically any represents. daughter of the murdered woman

wish to make before part three at all, but á mi tea. She had re- the widow, the son, or the con-ons the Chinese community may

cubine of the employer. ferred to the woman throughout asi

Clause four is the main clause is brought into operation. her rother. I think that class of in part two of the Bill, the part| The Colonial Secretary seconded surprise! which is to come into cperation at the first reading of the Bill, which me of the critics of the custom once. It provides that no person was carried. I would also surprise them to know shall hereafter take into hla em

After a short adjournment that cur Chinese servants-at any ployment any mui tsai That, of

Committee rute in some cases-apply the term course, will not prevent anyone whilst the Finance jani trai to some European mem-taking into his exployment as a dealt with the financial minutes hers of our households, who have hired servant a girl who was referred to it, the Council resum- Important and honourable duties in formerly'a mui teci Clause five el and the Colonial Secretary re- employer shall ported that the expenditure re- connection with the up-bringing of provides that ho

incident weld

rather

The Governor's Thanks.

our children. The fact that Chinese hereafter take into his employ-commended under finance minutes apply the term to persons of that ment any female domestic servant 81 to 99 and the additional finan class, shows that the word cannot under the age of ten years. That cial minute relating to re-distri- evasion bution of votes for Public Works have fir them the connotation is intended to prevent "slavery" as so many critics of the because, in the case of children Extraordinary, had been agreed under 10, it would be very diff to by the Finance Committee and 3ystem think.

eult to prove that they were or he proposed that they be approved Ignorant Criticism.

Clause six) The Colonial Treasurer second- The criticism, too, I am afraid, were not mui tsai.

One well-provides that every employer of ed and the resolution was carried. has often been ignorant.

a mui taai must provide the girl, H. E. the Governor: That is known society of repute, which con with sufficient food and clothing all the business, gentlemen. Has sidered it had a duty to go into the and medical attendance in case of any member any views as to ad- roestion and advise H. M. Gwernillness, and that no employer of

journment! ment, wrote a formal letter in thea mui teci shall overwork or ill-

The Hon. Mr. Pollock: The belief that there were boy as well treat or subject her to any punish-Unofficial members would be glad as girl mui tai-a surprising mis-ment to which he might act rea-if your Excellency would grant an take. Two other societies, in ad-sonably subject his own daughter. adjournment for four weeks. dressing themselves formally to the That, I think, really expresses a H. E. the Governor: I see no question, talked about

declaring duty already recognised by all objection. Gentlemen, that com mui tai illegal, evidently ignorant good employers, who, as I said! pletes our labours for this year.

The Chinese civilisation has ancient and honourable

I have only once again to thank

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you very cordially for the assist Mistakes of that kind are perhaps) That brings us to part three of ance you have given to me and, only surface mistakes, but I am the Bill the postponement part. for a rather long period of the afraid they do show the existence Clause seven gives the power of year to Mr. Severn during my of a certain type of mind, uncriti-making regulations. The regula absence. We have, had a busy cal and rather apt to jump to con- tions that are at present proposed and somewhat eventful year and clusions without sufficient evidence. have been published as a draft

I hope we may regard ourselves They deal with I think what is more important per- with this Bill. haps than the corfusion of mind registration and also with notice as having done useful work dar

receiving the sympathy with an alien civilisation. the mui-teei and with the wages from you in the coming year and or ignorance of details, is lack of of the death of the employer of ing the course of it. 1 rely on anaf mui tci Clause eight and I hope it may be a happy and record. aine réquire registration and pro- and I, for one, think, in hibit the employment of unregis prosperous one for all of as, points, superior to our own-I do tered mui taal. Part of the policy Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher Decorated. Before we part I have to per- not say that the custom of employ of the Bill is to prevent transfers ing mui trai is one of those points of mui tsai from one employer to form a duty which gives me per- THE MITSUBISHI MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO. -but the social structure of that another, but it is obvious, of sonally great pleasure and I am an equal pleasure to That

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invest and section II you. civilisation is very, very different course, that a case of death must sure is

of Clerk from ours and to embark on the task be provided for

whilst prohibiting transfers pro- the

Councils, Mr. of changing that social structure, vides that on the death of an em- Fletcher, with the insignia of a even in one detail, is one that may ployer the Secretary for Chinese Companion of the Order of St.! well cause even the boldest legis- Affairs may make any order which Michael and St. George, which lators to panie. It is recognisd, he may think fit for the transfer was conferred on him on the however, that we must go slowly of such mui tani to a new en-King's birthday. It is almost an. and carefully, and we are anxious ployer. No doubt in the case of necessary to

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to avoid doing any violence to death of an employer, in the or-value of Mr. Fletcher's services in sentiment and customs with which, dinary way he would, give the the presence of any of you. You perhaps, we are not in entire child over to the care of the widow have all known him for a very accord.

if she were a fit and proper per- long time and you all know how An Old Custom.

son and the conditions of employ-very mach we rely on his ability,

His Excellency having invested, The Best Family Investment The custom of employing muiment were suficiently good to energy and judgment. It is a

Sub-clause great pleasure to me not only to Mr. Fletcher with the insignia, I teai has grown up in the course of justify that order. long years of adjustment to social two of that clause provides that know that Mr. Fletcher has won added:

The Courel will adjourn until becomes the this distinction but also that I and economic conditions and we when any person realise that we incur certain dan actual employer in fact of a mu should have the pleasure of con-this day four weeks.

(Continued on Page 5.) gers in attempting to deal with trai owing to the transfer from ferring it upon him myself.

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