The Solomons
p. 26 · Read in the full issue
No Asiatic Labour
Official Statement In The Solomons
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Honiara, Feb. 28.
F BLOWING a report, from an un known source, published in “PIM” in December, 1947, that a commer cial firm here was contemplating the im portation of 600-700 foreign labourers lor plantation work, the following official statement was issued to-day; It is not contemplated that any con siderable number of exotic labourers, from any Asiatic or any foreign country,
will be encouraged to come to the Solo mon Islands.
The British Government does not agree that the work cannot be done without importing labour, or that any such dras tic measure is essential to the economic recovery of the Protectorate.
A certain number of Fijian and Indian artisans are being employed on a purely temporary basis in the construction of the new capital at Honiara.
According to the merits of each par ticular case, consideration will be given to the return of Chinese.
Note. —This subject is discussed in our first article this month, on page 5.