Such local government as was allowed under colonialism protested against the free flow of labour, but to little avail. Thus the 1941 census showed that the Burmese were a minority in the capital city of Rangoon, which was spatially segregated between Europeans ,Anglo-Burmese, Indians ,chiness and Burmese . Furthermore, the Burmese Regional west positions on the economic totem pol e except Indians, ied the ly based on traditional crafts and native culture