Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from Government departments,...

CO 318/159

1843

Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from Government departments, other organisations and individuals on the subject of emigration of labourers from Africa to the West Indies. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

• Colonial Land and Emigration Office (vessels have been chartered for Jamaica, British Guiana and Trinidad, salary of officers appointed to emigrant ships, assimilation of the laws, instructions to lieutenants and surgeons, proposed inspections by governor of Sierra Leone, estimate of expense of return of emigrant vessels, description of ships employed, lieutenants' instructions for Lord Stanley's signature, landing of the Senator at The Gambia, additional shipping to be procured, return of emigrants for Parliament, further on additional shipping required, incidental expenses incurred for conveyance of liberated Africans from Sierra Leone to Jamaica, British Guiana and Trinidad, states that a tender for the Superior for the British Guiana service has been accepted and discusses officers [with copy of the agreement], forwards extracts from letters reporting that the Arabian has arrived at Sierra Leone and suggesting that some Africans volunteering to travel in the Glen Huntley may have been influenced to withdraw, accounts for the hire of the Senator and for bedding for the Senator and the Glen Huntley, Mr Wishurst's offer of the ship Novelty, new plan for paying emigration expenses, forwards receipts for payments made [not in item], Eggleton calling at The Gambia, mode of paying transports from Africa, mode of paying surgeons and lieutenants, accounts for the Senator and the Glen Huntley [not in item], detailed report on proposed Chinese emigration to the West Indies, observations on the appointment of an agent at St Helena [with list of rations to be issued to liberated Africans], Mr Marryat's plan for the introduction of liberated Africans, forwards receipts for expenses of the Senator, Glen Huntley, and Arabian [not in item], forwards William Burge's remonstrance against Mr Marryat's suggestion that all liberated Africans obtained from Havana should be allocated to Jamaica and all those from Rio to British Guiana and Trinidad);
• West India Committee and Agents: Messrs Colville, Marryat and Burge (reported willingness of certain Africans to emigrate from The Gambia, memorandum on laws of Crown colonies regulating labour contracts and related matters, Trinidad emigrant transport should call at The Gambia to pick up Captain Seagram, prepared to adopt Lord Stanley's views on additional tonnage, Mr Finders' application for post of agent at The Gambia, draft of proposed emigration ordinance, remarks on proposed bill, further report on draft of proposed bill [with printed copy of draft], comments on Land Board letter concerning additional tonnage, laws of Crown colonies relating to contracts, vagrancy and tenancy, means resorted to in St Helena to check emigration, memorandum respecting the distribution of liberated Africans, surgeons to be on board vessels leaving St Helena, requests letters of introduction to the governors);
• Admiralty (estimate of probable expenses of the Great Northern, salaries and appointments of agents and surgeons, opinion on officers' instructions, warrants for agents of Arabian and Senator, asks for names and descriptions of vessels, payment of salaries of lieutenants and surgeons, encloses passes for the Senator, Glen Huntley, and Arabian, payment of officers in emigration transports);
• Privy Council Office (Order in Council concerning emigration from North America, Order in Council empowering Crown colonies to amend laws relating to masters and servants, vagrancy, etc);
• Treasury (mode of paying salaries of naval officers, repayment of Land Board of expenses of emigrant ships, £919 9s 8d will be paid for expenses incurred but reimbursed by the colonies concerned, letter from commissary at Sierra Leone relating to stores issued, approves plan for liquidating expenses, expenses will be paid in respect of the Senator and the Glen Huntley, repayment of £4 10s for emigration books, comments on Mr Marryat's plan for the distribution of liberated Africans, additional allowances for naval officers);
• Messrs Lyons and Kelso (recommending their ship the Great Northern [two letters]);
• Henry Wimshurst (employment of steam ship Novelty as an emigration transport).

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