KANAKA LABOUR.
(JIV KI.KCTItIO TIXEOIf.U'H.— COI'YRIUHT). LONTIO.N', Ar.'JTUit. l(i. Mr "W. IT. Groom, a member of tho, LegWltive Assembly of Vi'ii';!lisl;l!t(i, ill the eum -''• of an to d i r, sail! (,!!.- A'V ]i<TiniL-.i:i.' tin: ■•■■!!<■ -v.tl ofKiMnkvi hiiv.inr in la,'c ilony v.v ; 1110-il■ to ;.;|l! jie'jpie l!!l>i. ill" iiiiLuuiu ha.-!,! in which the mull'-r hiid bei-ii pushed whs ii public scandal. Million Disney, in letters to the Daily News, tjives heartrending scenes attending tho employment of Kanaka labour. She allogos tha islanders havn to sumbit to horrible treatment, and their condition is worse than American slaves. Later. Dalzicls' Agency published an interview with Ml- Groom, particulars of which have been cabled. Mr Groom, however, denies the responsibility for the opinion alleged respecting Kanaka labour, and declared the statements attributed to him were manufactured by the reporters. He characterised the whole production as, a gross exaggeration and states he refused to be formally interviewed.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3135, 18 August 1892, Page 2
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152KANAKA LABOUR. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3135, 18 August 1892, Page 2
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