▁man power ▁and ▁limit ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁population ▁in ▁Bat avia . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁a ▁plan ▁was ▁drawn ▁up ▁for ▁mass ▁deport ations ▁of ▁Chinese ▁from ▁Bat avia ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁c inn am on ▁har vest ing ▁in ▁C ey lon . ▁Rum ours ▁spread ▁that ▁the ▁dep orte es ▁were ▁not ▁taken ▁to ▁C ey lon ▁at ▁all ▁but ▁were ▁instead ▁thrown ▁over board ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁out ▁of ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁Java ▁coast line , ▁prov oking ▁un rest ▁in ▁the ▁Chinese ▁community . ▁The ▁resulting ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Chinese ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁Bat avia ▁mass acre . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁British ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁C ey lon , ▁the ▁new ▁authorities ▁brought ▁more ▁Chinese ▁workers ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁Frederick ▁North , ▁the ▁colonial ▁Governor ▁of ▁C ey lon ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁import ▁of ▁migr ant ▁workers ▁and ▁soldiers ▁of ▁various ▁eth nic ▁groups , ▁including ▁Malays , ▁Mal ay alis , ▁and ▁Afr icans ; ▁under ▁North ' s ▁direction , ▁ 4 7 ▁Mal ay an ▁Chinese ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁Pen ang ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁C ey lon ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁work ▁near ▁G alle ▁( h ence ▁the ▁local ▁place - name ▁China ▁Garden ) ▁and ▁Tr in com ale e . ▁Under ▁his ▁immediate ▁successor ▁Thomas ▁M ait land ,