cuAP. Iv] IMMIGRATION OF COLOURED RACES 1099 
made by the Aborigines Protection Society in favour of the 
natives, who were it was said civilized, and would be in great 
danger in going back to barbarous islands. This was borne 
out in part by Mr. Woodford, the Resident Commissioner of 
the Solomon Islands Protectorate, who pointed out in com- 
menting on a petition presented to the Governor-General, 
and sent to him for his observations, that in many cases the 
natives having in Queensland contracted illegal marriages, 
or violated tribal customs, would be in danger in case of 
repatriation. Mr. Philp also, as Premier of Queensland, 
suggested that Kanakas who had been a long time in the 
Colony should be allowed to remain. The matter received 
the careful consideration of the Imperial Government, but 
they declined to interfere in a matter within the full discretion 
of the Commonwealth Government, and as a matter of fact 
the Commonwealth not only carried out the deportation 
with all consideration, but also modified in 1906 (No. 22) the 
Act of 1901, and allowed those who had really settled in the 
country to remain there! The absence of the Kanakas has 
been made good by the payment of large bonuses on sugar 
produced by white labour.? 
§ 6. Tee PRESENT Position 
The record of the Imperial Government in the matter of 
~oloured races is satisfactory; the principle laid down of 
respect for treaties and for the rights of the Indian subjects 
of the King are obviously sound, and while the restriction 
on immigration is inevitable and in the interests of the 
Empire, everywhere except in South Africa the principle is 
being carried out that there shall be no discrimination 
between the resident Indian and the European population, 
and that even immigration shall not be prevented by direct 
legislation ; it is significant that, despite all efforts, the 
Commonwealth Parliament has hitherto declined to prohibit 
mixed marriages,® and the Government of Western Australia 
i See Parl. Pap., Cd. 1285, 1554; Commonwealth Parl. Pap., 1908, No. 
L73 ; Turner, Australian Commonwealth, pp. 25, 33-5, 52, 141. 
* See Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates, 1910, pp. 4261 seq. 
¢ Mr, Murphy introduced a Bill for this end into the Western Australia 
Parliament in 1910, but it was not passed. So Victoria Bills in 1910 and