, ▁where ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁climate ▁is ▁more ▁su ited ▁to ▁sugar ▁can e . ▁ ▁Pl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Kan ak as ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁failed ▁Ye pp oon ▁sugar ▁industry , ▁the ▁indent ured ▁labour ers ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁the ▁can e ▁fields ▁found ▁themselves ▁facing ▁new ▁fear s . ▁▁ ▁Fre ed ▁from ▁service , ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁free ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Island ers ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁Australia ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁during ▁that ▁time , ▁their ▁rights ▁had ▁dw ind led ▁away . ▁ ▁Plant ation ▁own ers ▁on ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast ▁were ▁not ▁unique ▁in ▁s our cing ▁South ▁Sea ▁Island ers ▁for ▁indent ured ▁labour . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁norm , ▁and ▁Ye pp oon ▁had ▁a ▁better ▁track ▁record ▁than ▁most , ▁providing ▁ade qu ate ▁food ▁and ▁shelter ▁for ▁the ▁workers , ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁substantial ly ▁under pa id . ▁The ▁issue , ▁however ▁was ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁employ ment , ▁as ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁labour ▁was ▁proc ured . ▁▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁Pacific ▁Island ers ▁in ▁the ▁can e ▁fields ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁random ▁act . ▁ ▁Some ▁Island ers ▁had ▁come ▁will ingly ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁and ▁land hold ers ▁viewed ▁them ▁as ▁more ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁the ▁task ▁than ▁Chinese ▁or ▁Indian ▁labour ers .