506 



schedules by a roll call and add particulars in respect of all persons 

 who were not on the estate during the preliminary enumeration, but 

 slept there on the night of the lOth March, and should excise all en- 

 tries in respect of persons resident on the estate during preliminary 

 enumeration, but who did not sleep on the estate on the night of the 

 1 0th March. 



During the final enumeration by the manager (or Assistant 

 Managers) all houses on the estate should be searched to see that no 

 one escaped enumeration. 



The manager would then be required to sign the schedules and 

 forward them, without delay, to the Assistant Superintendent of 

 Census, that is the District Officer, for the District within which the 

 estate was situated. Rules for the enumeration of estate population 

 and specimen schedules properly filled in would be issued to estate 

 managers with the householders' Schedules about the middle of 

 February, 1911. 



The Meeting then adjourns (at I-15 p.m.) for a tiffin interval, and 

 resumes the sitting at 2-30 p.m. 



10. CHINESE LABOUR. 



The Secretary reads out the following letters : 



Chinese Protectorate, 

 P. of C. 619/10. Singapore, 23rd September, 1910. 



Gentlemen, — I have the honor to enclose a copy of the form of 

 contract to labour approved by His Excellency the Governor in 

 Council for use under the Chinese Immigrants Ordinance, 1902, as it 

 is about to be amended. 



2. The Bill to amend this Ordinance has been published in the 

 Government Gazette, and will probably become law about the 6th 

 October. Similar legislation is also in contemplation in the Federated 

 Malay States. 



3. The enclosed form of Contract, with the addition of certain 

 clauses (providing for the return of the laborers on determination of 

 the contract to the Colony or China as the case may be, and for 

 the cancellation of the Chinese Immigrants' contract on the terms laid 

 down by section 32 of the Chinese Immigrants' Ordinance) will pro- 

 bably be approved for use under the Emigration Ordinance, 1910, 

 which will soon be brought into force. 



4. In the case of emigrants who do not also come under the 

 "Chinese Immigrants Ordinance " there will be standard varieties of 

 this form of contract, similar to those in use at present. 



