Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from Emigration Commissioners...

Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from Emigration Commissioners relating to the West Indies. Subjects covered are as follows:

• reference to memorandum from West India Committee on Indian immigration;
• immigrant bounties in lieu of return passage payments;
• proposed modification of the Chinese convention of 1866;
• Acts relating to immigration passed by Grenada Legislature;
• reference to various migrant ships which sail from Calcutta to British Guiana, Jamaica, and Trinidad, includes statistics of those onboard with proportion of females;
• reports on immigrants in St Vincent for six months ending 30 June 1870;
• Trinidad Ordinances relating to female immigrants and for raising funds for immigration purposes;
• request of planters of Nevis for introduction of Indian immigrants;
• emigration of British subjects to Argentine Confederation;
• sanitary improvements of Indian immigrant ships: report from Government of Bombay on suggestions of Mr Bakewell, the Health Officer of Shipping in Trinidad;
• condition and treatment of Indian and Chinese immigrants in British Guiana;
• Antigua Act to regulate carriage of passengers;
• report of immigration agent of British Guiana for six months ending 30 June 1869;
• report on Chinese immigrants at Honduras;
• St Vincent legislation on immigration funds;
• mortality of Indian immigrants in British Guiana;
• report of Mr White, Surgeon Superintendent of the ship Alnwick Castle;
• reports on Indian immigrants in St Lucia;
• references to resumption of Indian immigration to Grenada;
• number of immigrants in British Guiana receiving bounty and amount paid to them;
• reference to immigrant ships Asima, India, St Hilda, and Devonshire, which sailed for British Guiana; includes various information including figures of those onboard, with proportion of females, and cases of ill-treatment and abuse;
• return of number of immigrants and liberated Africans introduced into the British West India colonies and Mauritius from 1843 to 1856 and from January 1857 to end 1869; also a return of numbers who have returned;
• reports relating to mortality on board Indian migrant ships Sophia Joakim and Shand;
• despatch from Netherlands consul relating to Chinese emigration from Canton to Surinam;
• reference to report from immigration agent of Grenada for the year ending 31 December 1869;
• reference to immigrant ships Shand, Sophia Joakim, Howrah, Clive, British Monarch, and Forfarshire, which sailed for British Guiana; includes various information including numbers of those onboard, with proportion of females, health conditions, and reference to mortalities;
• ordinance for extending the time for feeding of indentured migrants; annual report of immigration agent;
• letter from Des Voeux on condition, treatment, and alleged discontent of Indian and Chinese immigrants in British Guiana;
• proportion of females to males on Indian migrant ships;
• legal protection afforded to female Indian immigrants in British Guiana in reference to Trinidad Ordinance;
• report on ill-treatment of some Indian immigrants on the Argyle Estate in St Vincent;
• application from principal planters in St Vincent for introduction of 400 Indian immigrants;
• abstract of replies on workings of the Indian immigrant system in Trinidad;
• financial position of the Emigration Fee Funds of British and French colonies which have Indian migration;
• Earl Granville's instructions for immigration equal to 300 adults to migrate to St Vincent;
• subject of limitation of period for emigrants leaving Calcutta to 15 February;
• emigration to Argentine Republic and insecurity of life there;
• Act passed by Tobago legislature for encouraging emigration from Barbados to Tobago;
• emigration scheme proposed to Argentine government by Emigrant and Colonists Aid Corporation;
• reference to migrant ship Ascot, which sailed from Calcutta for British Guiana, includes numbers of those onboard, and reference to their health;
• legislation and inspection of vessels;
• Act of Nevis Legislature for regulating rights and duties of masters and servants;
• St Kitts legislation on remission of portion of tax for immigration purposes;
• Trinidad Ordinance relating to immigration;
• application from Mr Anderson, the emigration agent for Jamaica at Calcutta relating to gratuity payments;
• immigration returns for British Guiana, Jamaica, Grenada, St Vincent;
• instructions to ships surgeons relating to contagious fever;
• Ordinance of British Guiana Legislature on indenture fees;
• list from Governor Rawson showing that number of immigrants required in Grenada is 318;
• practicality of obtaining Chinese labourers for West Indian colonies without intervention of 'native' collecting agents and capitulation fees;
• British Honduras proclamation authorising migration of labourers from Jamaica, Barbados, St Kitts, Nevis, and the Bahamas;
• Brazilian decree relating to Asian labour migration;
• clothing and other articles for Indian labourers at request of British Guiana government;
• remuneration for Mr Warner, Emigration Agent at Calcutta, for despatching ship Imperative Engine to St Vincent;
• migration to Argentine Republic and the Emigrant and Colonists' Aid Corporation;
• murder of Indian women in British Guiana by their 'reputed husbands';
• returns relating to Indian migration to French colonies;
• Grenada legislation relating to fees for female indentured immigrants;
• immigration returns from India Office relating to Calcutta;
• emigration from Barbados to Tobago and St Lucia;
• St Vincent legislation relating to female immigrants;
• 'insurrection' among Chinese labourers in Lima, Peru;
• discrepancy in Indian migrant charter parties used for voyage from and to India;
• request from Mr Anderson, Immigration Agent for Jamaica at Calcutta, for permission to sell bills in open market
• return passage of Indians from Trinidad, St Lucia and St Vincent;
• clothing for return migrants from St Lucia;
• attempts to procure statistics relating to mortality of Indians in their own country.

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