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The Transvaal (Chinese) Labour Problem. By R. Munro, M.D. (H.

J. Drane. 2s. 6d.)—Dr. Munro, who writes from Johannesburg, states the conditions of the case from the standpoint of one who is in favour of the importation of Chinese labour. This is not the standpoint of the Spectator, but his testimony deserves attention. It is formed on first-hand observation and on docu- ments. The strictly ethical considerations of the question are, of course, not affected by it. The difficulty of presenting these' considerations in an effective way has doubtless led the opponents

of the system to use other arguments. But they ought to be dominant.