The average number of labourers employed during the month, exclusive of contract work, has been 2,405 as against 1,906 during October 1901.
'The supply of labour is still. iw: many of the coylies being sick, others at home to gather in the harvest'; hut the principal cause of the scarcity of Isbour is the large demand for Ixbour in the building trades locally and in the Outports. Tt. is expected that more labour will be available when the cold weather sets i Cuantes Mayse, Engineer and Surceyor. that meeting adhered unconditionally to the agreement of the 19th February, 1901, and its attachment: that their desire was to see that Derd, in justice upheld and respect-edens that they were prepared to meet those animated by a similar good will, with the firm intention und resolve that they should not suffer by the support they might give in upholding equity.'
Mr. Detring then addressed the meeting. fter referring to the scanty information supplied by the London Board, und the complaint that thefconditions of the transfer had not been carried out, he presented a brief historical sketch of the circumstances. Owing to the chaotic state of law and order in the summer of 1909 and the insecurity of private property of Chinese, H.B. Chang y Ye (Ditector-General of the Kaiping Mines) had consulted him (Mr. Detring) as to the best means of securing the property from aggression. After much consideration they decided the only course was to admit foreign capital and register the Company as an English Company. "Phisregistration could have been effected in a very short time in
to secure foreign capital for the undertaking, Hongkong, but they: wished atthe same time as the Mining Company had hitherto been hampered by under-capitalization.
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