202 THE RUBBER INDUSTRY 



past years under indenture, and not cared to return to 

 their homes. They do not form a large proportion of 

 the estate labourers. 



The following is the form of agreement between 

 labourers and employers approved by the Javanese 

 Government : 



LABOUR AGREEMENT 



As per Government resolution dated 28th of February, 

 1894, No. 5 (Supplement No. 4,964; Juncto No. 5,826 

 and 7,073). The recruiting is permitted by Govern- 

 ment resolution dated 



We the undersigned [Register No. ; Running No. ; 

 Name; Age; Origin; Last Residence ; Remarks], con- 

 tractors on the one side, and Soesman's Emigratie 

 Vendu en Commissie Kantoor, acting in this instance 

 as the attorneys of , situated 



, contractors on the other side, 

 hereby declare to have mutually agreed as follows : 



i. The contractors on the one side undertake to 

 perform the following work on behalf of the estate 

 of 



For Men. Field and manufactory labour in connec- 

 tion with the cultivation of rubber, sugar, coffee, and 

 tobacco, laying out water-courses (gutters) and roads 

 should they be able to do so, building sheds and houses 

 (carpentering which requires more skill excepted), felling 

 forests, performing the duty of a carter and rendering 

 assistance in case of danger caused by fire or water in 

 short, all such labour as generally performed by natives. 



For Women. Cleaning the seedlings beds and gardens, 



