Negapatam, May 19: Labour Emigrants are now embarking from this port, through the Federated Malaya States Government Emigration Depot for the estates and rubber plantations in Malaya, on an average of 6,000 persons a week. Three steamers a week have been sailing from this port for the last one month and more for Malaya to convey these Emigrants. Yet above 2,000 people are left behind in the Emigration Depot every week for want of accommodation on board the steamers. Every train coming to Negapatam brings a big batch of labourers recruited by the Kanganis or recruiting agents and their number is increasing every day. A large number of labourers is also coming here independent of the Kanganis and get admission into the Emigration Depot, which gives them a free passage to one of the ports of Malaya.

Published - May 20, 2026 02:54 am IST