§ 80. Mr. JAMES BROWNasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether indentured labour is being used for the development of Samoa?
§ Lieut.-Colonel AMERYYes, Sir. The New Zealand Government found the system in operation and are, I understand, in the exercise of their discretion continuing it.
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREDoes the indentured labour come from the neighbouring island, or from New Guinea, or the Malay States?
§ Lieut.-Colonel AMERYAs far as I know, the main source of indentured labour in Samoa under the German régime was China, and the New Zealand Government are continuing a certain number of Chinese indentured labourers.