CHINESE CREW O F A COAL TRANSPORT.
WES ' P >K.T, S -ptomber 27. Tb« Admiralty's chartered trßUßpon collier Morc*"de3 brought from t^onf Konjj an c tire crew of Chinese, compos ing 39 deck hands a d cfcokers. Ih< European craw will be discbaigedat Wei lin ton. As the capiain is liable to £ICX penalty under the Immigration Re4ric tion Act Det fur each Chinaman deserting. The cr9w are not allowed on sho ( on leave. The enginemen aro also Chi n^so, an tho r^eon why Ihe crew is s< compo.-ed enti ely of Chinese ia the ex treme difficulty all coal transports hart had in controlling heir crows in port.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 29 September 1902, Page 3
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109CHINESE CREW OF A COAL TRANSPORT. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 29 September 1902, Page 3
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