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2. Employers wishing to send recruiters to those parts of China 

 which use Hongkong as its port should first communicate 

 with the Protector of Chinese, Perak or Selangor, as the 

 case may be : Labour-contractors must bring a letter from 

 the Manager of the Estate for which they have a contract. 

 The recruiter must in each case appear personally before 

 the Protector of Chinese with a letter of authorisation 

 from the Employer giving the following particulars : 



I. 



Name of Estate. 



2. 



Situation. 



3. 



Occupation (Manager or Contractor.) 



4- 



Name of recruiter. 



5- 



Recruiting area. 



6. 



Rate of wages. 



7. 



Hours of work. 



8. 



Number of recruits desired. 



9- 



Remuneration payable to recruiter. 



3. The recruiter, if the Protector of Chinese approves of him, 



must produce 2 copies of his photograph and he will then 

 be given a document addressed to the Protector of Chi- 

 nese, Straits Settlements ; this he must take to the Chinese 

 Protectorate in Singapore, where it will be noted and 

 addressed on to the Registrar General, Hongkong. In Hong- 

 kong the Registrar General will in turn note it and vise it 

 and return it to the recruiter, who will carry it with him 

 as a protection from interference by the Chinese Police. 



4. On his return to Hongkong with his emigrants, the recruiter 



must bring them before the Registrar General for examina- 

 tion in accordance with the existing practice of Hongkong, 

 and will give the Registrar General such information as he 

 may require. 



5. On arrival at Singapore the recruiter will report to the Board- 



ing Officer of the Chinese Protectorate :on board or to the 

 . Registration Officer at the Chinese Protectorate : 



(1) The number of his immigrants. 



(2) The place, where they are to lodge in Singa- 



pore. 



(3) The date on which they are to proceed to the 



Estate, and the boat by which they are to 

 travel. 



