When the Commission of Government received Bradley's report they were not impressed. Sir John Hope Simpson, one of the British appointed commissioners, was the commissioner for natural resources. He convinced his fellow commissioners that the report should not be made public. He was afraid that there would be widespread strikes and riots if the public knew all the details. In particular, he did not believe, as Bradley did, that the workers should have at least fifty dollars a month. Here is what Hope Simpson wrote to his bosses in Britain:

Credit: PANL B15-113
Mill at Bonne Bay.