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LA.'X. discusses at some lencth the class of coolie labour most suitable for Samoa. He condemns the Malay as too ' spasmodic in his employment for planta- | tion work. The Chinese, when handled with knowledge, have been found as satisfactory as any imported labour in the 'Malay "'tates, he writes. More tractable but a possible danircr to the Samoan native are the Tamils of Southern India. "Were it possible to secure them this cor- • respondent considers the Javanese aa the ideal for Samoan plantation work. Should Chinese be employed, he concludes, it is absolutely essential that they be included by legal enactment from leasing or owning landed property. "Conscientious Digger " advocates that the balance of patriotic funds "be allotted on the same scale to every member, in the districts which the Association governs, that served in either New Zealand or abroad. There will be, he considers, no applications for help from these funds when the gratuity is paid, | unless a man is foolish enoush to squander his money and then fall back on the Association again.
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 265, 7 November 1919, Page 10
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