Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Original correspondence relating to...

Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Original correspondence relating to the West Indies and immigration. Subjects include: Offices:

• House of Commons (treatment of Indian migrants in British Guiana);
• Agents (gratuity for emigration agents; bills of exchange drawn by emigration agents and others; power of attorney; payments for services);
• India Office (return migrants; immigration returns; emigration from Bengal- regulations; immigration to Nevis; emigration returns; complaints regarding ship Dover Castle; qualifications of Mr R Sinclair to take charge of Indian emigrants; payments to emigration agent; immigration agent reports; immigration legislation; prospects of migrants in the West Indies; use of Suez Canal route by emigrant vessels cannot be sanctioned; comments on British Guiana and recent Immigration Act; engagement and treatment of persons employed as sweepers; supply of information to Indian government on immigrant wages; reference to 'character' and 'habits' of liberated Africans at Bombay and Aden; emigrant wages and diet; annual report on emigration from India; orders issued by Lieutenant Governor of Bengal; emigration to St Vincent; murders of women; mortalities; report of medical inspector of emigrants at Calcutta; 'riots', 'conflict' between police and Indian migrants on Devonshire Castle estate, British Guiana; shipment of bad provisions on board the Trevelyan; annual statements).

Topics

Canals and river transport

International

Public disorder

Migration

Caribbean

Pay and pensions

Americas

Middle East

Sex and gender