Item
152: Correspondence showing that the Government of India had agreed to the proposal...
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PJ/3/1070 No.70
What’s it about?
This record is about the 152: Correspondence showing that the Government of India had agreed to the proposal... dating from Aug 1857-Apr 1859.
Access information is unavailable
Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PJ/3/1070 No.70
-
Title (The name of the record)
- 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 (When the record was created)
- Aug 1857-Apr 1859
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
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
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
For the original Draft Despatch, No.70 of 1859, dated 21 July 1859, see IOR/L/PJ/3/1036 pp.516-523.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
-
Unrestricted
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e76158f9-efae-4ebe-97d9-27572bcf967e/
Series information
IOR/L/PJ/3
Correspondence with India
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PJ
India Office Records: Public & Judicial Department
Within the series: IOR/L/PJ/3
Correspondence with India
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PJ/3/1057-1124
Collections to Public Despatches to India
Within the file: IOR/L/PJ/3/1070
Collections to the 1859 Public Despatches to India
You are currently looking at the item: IOR/L/PJ/3/1070 No.70
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