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Title Emigration (and Coolie Immigration), 1892. Volume 1. Despatches: Eastern, Australian and Miscellaneous
Date 31 Dec 1891 - 15 Feb 1894
Document Type Correspondence; Manuscript
Reference CO 384/183
Library / Archive The National Archives
Collection Name War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence
Description Despatches from Hong Kong, Mauritius, Straits Settlements, Australian Colonies and Natal regarding the arrival of, shipping and the condition of immigrants. Includes information about sugar estates, execution of indentured labourers and recruitment for German East Africa.
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) Politics, Legislation and Governance
Country (from) Japan; India; Indonesia; China
Country (to) Canada; Réunion; Australia; United States of America; China
Places Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Tonga; Samoa; South Africa; Réunion; Portland, Oregon, San Franciso, United States of America; Java, Indonesia
Ports Calcutta, India; Hong Kong, China
Nationality Chinese; Japanese; Indian; Indonesian
People Nourse, James; Holland, Lord Henry; Baron Pirbright (de Worms, Baron Henry)
Keywords emigration, labour, agriculture, ships, ports, passenger, agent, finance, health and sickness, women, children, Coolie, industry, crime, government, colony, sugar, caste system, orphans, provisions, regulations, ship, law
Language English
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