29th April. habitants of this part of the Empire, iby retarding their natural development in the. paths of industry and civilisation: That the inhabitants stringent regulations,. would, even if it were possible to enforce such regulations, which is doubtful, introduce a servile element, alien to the country, destitute of rights or interests either in the present Writina on this subject on the of Cradock pray that the Imperial or future. of South Africa,.and worked Government will withhold sanction 26th instant, we pointed out that the for the benefit: of masters, -in' tharly cases framers of the Transvaal Labour from any legislation introduced in non-resident, thus constituting what Ordinance bad to steer between the any colony of British South Africa, would practically be a slave State, in mine-owners who are clan: ouring for not enjoying Representative Govern close contact with the other free com-labour and the colonists who dread went, to facilitate the importation munities of South Africa, of Chinese labour into British South Your petitioners feel that the introduc-an indiscriminate immigration of Chinese,' How deep and wide-spread Africa." Very striking is the petition of such a class of labour would place an obstacle in the way of the natural tion of the native inhabitants of this dread is, a dread which seems to growth alike of European and native us absurdly exaggerated but which Kamastone and Oxkraal, forwarded elements in the population, flourishes as vigorously in America to the Governor of the Cape for They dread.that, following the oxperand Australasia, is shown in the transmission to the Colonial Secretary lence of other communities' which have blue-book" from which we quoted on the 15th of January last been subjected to similar inroads, th newcomers would tend to oust the on the 26th. 'I'he South African
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