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Title Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 5. Agents, Individuals and Surgeons [Part 2]
Date 7 Jan 1882 - 4 Jan 1883
Document Type Correspondence; Manuscript
Reference CO 384/142
Library / Archive The National Archives
Collection Name War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence.
Description The second part of a four volume document containing correspondence from agents, individuals and surgeons. This volume includes letters to and from Crown Agents, Agents from England and Agents from India. Subjects discussed include the outbreak of small pox in Cape Town, amendments to shipping contracts, and the growing issue of competition for indentured labour and scarcity of willing workers.
Series Description This series contains correspondence relating to British settlement in North America and Australasia, and to Indian indentured labour in the West Indies. Until 1857 it consists of domestic letters alone. The series then ceases and is not resumed until 1872.
Biographical Note / History A Colonial Land and Emigration Commission was created in 1840 to undertake the duties of two earlier and overlapping authorities under the supervision of the secretary of state: the Colonisation Commissioners for South Australia and the Agent General for Emigration. In 1855 it became the Emigration Commission. The commission's powers were gradually given up to the larger colonies as they obtained self-government, and after 1873 it was responsible only for controlling the importation of Indian labour into sugar-producing colonies. It was abolished in 1878 and an Emigration Department was then set up in the Colonial Office. This department was merged with the General Department in 1894, and abolished altogether in 1896.
Theme(s) Remigration; Motives for Emigration
Country (from) England; Ireland; Germany; British Guiana; St Lucia; Jamaica; Trinidad; South Africa; Egypt; Mauritius; Fiji; Nevis; Grenada; India
Country (to) Australia; Canada; British Guiana; St Lucia; Jamaica; Trinidad; South Africa; Egypt; Mauritius; Fiji; Nevis; Grenada; India
Places Queensland, Victoria, Australia; Cape Town, South Africa; Suez, Egypt; Bengal, India; Demerara, British Guiana; Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, London, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Canada
Ports Natal, South Africa; Madras, Calcutta, India; Glasgow, Scotland; Port Said, Egypt
Nationality Irish; Indian; English; German
Ships Neva; North; Hesperides; Canada; Syria; Newcastle; Berar; Lee; Silhet; Bayard; Scotland; Manora; Berkshire
People Lord Kimberley (Wodehouse, John); Courtney, Leonard; Ashley, Evelyn; Ommanney, Sir Montagu Frederick; Firth, H.A.; Wingfield, Edward
Keywords shipping contracts, small pox, health, health, sickness, epidemic, Thiers' Automatic Ventilator, Boag's Ventilator, expenditure, Irish Land Act, Indian Immigration Bill, surgeon, labour, labourers
Language English; Tamil
Document(s) linked to Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 1. Eastern and Australian Despatches
Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 2. British Guiana and Trinidad Despatches
Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 3. Jamaica, Windward Islands and Miscellaneous Despatches
Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 4. Offices and Companies
Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 5. Agents, Individuals and Surgeons [Part 1]
Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 5. Agents, Individuals and Surgeons [Part 3]
Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1882. Volume 5. Agents, Individuals and Surgeons [Part 4]
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