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152: Correspondence showing that the Government of India had agreed to the proposal...

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PJ/3/1070 No.70

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IOR/L/PJ/3/1070 No.70
Title
152: Correspondence showing that the Government of India had agreed to the proposal of the Mauritius Government for the execution in India of contracts for labour to be performed in the colony, and authorised its adoption in anticipation of the sanction of the Legislature
Date
Aug 1857-Apr 1859
Description

The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.51 of 1859, dated 23 April 1859. Also included are:. Papers on the rates of wages and rations for labourers; A copy of Ordinance No.22 of 1857, enacted by the Governor of Mauritius, to amend the law relative to the engaging of newly-arrived immigrants (14th July 1857), and of Ordinance No.30 of 1858, enacted by the Governor of Mauritius, to legalise contracts of service made in India, and authorise Government to allot newly-arrrived immigrants (20th October 1858); A copy of the Proclamation by Queen Victoria and the Regulations for carrying out the purposes of Ordinance No.30 of 1858

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For the original Draft Despatch, No.70 of 1859, dated 21 July 1859, see IOR/L/PJ/3/1036 pp.516-523.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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English
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IOR/L/PJ/3

Correspondence with India

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152: Correspondence showing that the Government of India had agreed to the proposal of the Mauritius Government for the execution in India of contracts for labour to be performed in the colony, and authorised its adoption in anticipation of the sanction of the Legislature