Amethoa is looking to bho South Soa Islands for cheap labour. Tho Nicara gunn steamer Montsorrat was recruiting labour for coffee plantations in Contral Amorica while H.M.s. Royalist was in the Gilbert Group recently. Sho had 300 nativos on board—mon and women—and wantod as many more to fill up. Tho nativos wero engaged for periods of from threo to five yours, tho highest rate of wages paid to mon boing soven dollars per monbh, and to women fivo dollars, tho passago from the Group and back being found by tho agont. European residonts in tho Group wero also being engagod to take chargo of tho natives in Guatemala, being paid at the rate of from 50 to 60 dollars per month. Capbain Davis, of the Royalist, states thab ab many islands labourers woro absenb, having been takon by the labour vossols. Tho Montsorrat wanted 600 for tho coffeo plantations in Guatemala. Captain Davis is anxious to see tho traffic stopped, believing thab most of tho murders committed in tho Pacific aro due to the labour trade, bo sides tho facb thab bhe besb of the adult population aro by thoso means carried oil.
THE' AUCKLAND STAR, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20,1893.
