Subject.
Paro
Serinl
From or to whom.
No,
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
1911.
Murch 4
Transmits a copy of No. 3; states that April 1 has been fixed as the date from which Mauritius will cease to contribute to the cost of the Agency in Calcutta, but that definite instruc- tions have not been issued pending a settlement in regard to a readjustment of expenses among the other Colonies.
Forwards a copy of the Report of the Immigration Agent-General of British Guiana for 1909-10, and observes that the British Guiana Government have advocated the treatment for ankylos- tomiasis on coolie ships for some
years, bat the Surgeons-Saperin- tendent are unanimously of the opinion that such treatment would be impracticable.
20
Ditto
March 8
Τ
Subject.
Page.
22225
1911,
20
To the Governor
British .Guiana.
Confi-: dential.
Angust I
30
Ditto
25
Fiji, 147.
Angust 3
31 The Governor
Fiji, 125.
22923
32
Ditto
33
The Acting Govern-
or.
Fiji, 126.
July 6 (Rec. Ang. 8.)
July 6 (Rec. Aug. 8.)
British
August 30 Guiana, (Rec, Sept. 19.).
Confi- dential.
38
34
To the Governor
20
Fiji, 200.
September 21
35
The Governor
36
The Government Emigration Agent
at Calcutta for Trinidad, &c.
Approves of Lis proceeding with the Bill enclosed in No. 23, and presumes that immigrants 80 arrested are brought before a magistrate unless the employer requests their return in the manner prescribed by the law and are not taken back to their plantation as a matter of course. Invites his observations on that part of the Emigration Committee's Report which deals with the arrangements for recruiting emigrants in India, and more particularly on the Committee's recommendation that the Agencies at Calentta should be amalgamated.
Deprecates the proposal to make employers responsible for the cost of the return passages of time. expired immigrants; states that coin- mutation of the cost is not a success recommends extension of the system of Government settlements for time- expired immigrants; urges recon- sideration of decision not to approach the Indian Government in the matter of the limitation of the liability of the Colonial Government to pay three- fourths of the return passage.
Remarks on the amendments to the Indian Immigration Ordinance pro- posed in No. 24.
States, in reply to No. 29, that the Inspector-General of Police reports that the law referred to is invariably carried out, immigrants not being taken back to their plantations unless the employer requests their return. in the prescribed manner.
Acknowledges receipt of Nos. 31 and 32; withdraws proposal that employers of indentured coolies should pay the cost of return passages, and directs that the Ordinance be amended in the manner indicated.
Fiji, (Rec. Sept. 27.) Concurs in the view expressed in Telegram.
September 13 (Rec. Sept. 30.),
Sir E. im Thurn's despatch of 20th December, 1906, and expresses the opinion that if the Calcutta Agency cannot comply with the whole of the requisitions of any Colony in any year the proportion for each Colony should be settled, and that, in view of the larger requirements of Fiji as compared with Trinidad, the former should be given priority and be called upon to pay a larger share in the expenses of the Agency,
Begs that the India Office may be re- quested to take no action for the treatment of infected coolies until proposals have been submitted to the Colonial Office, as otherwise the effects on emigration will be most disastrous.
36
37
37
40
=
11
42
43
43
21
The Governor
Jamaica, 61.
February 21 |(Rec. Mar. 20.)
Submits observations upon the Report of
the Committee.
26
22
Ditto
Trinidad, Confi- dential.
March 10
(Rec. April 4.)
Encloses a resolution of the Immigration Committee, adhering to their former opinion that Trinidad should retain a separate Agency at Calcutta.
27
23
Ditto
British March 24 Guiana, Rec. April 18.)
Confi-
dential.
Forwards copies of a draft Bill prepared
in accordance with the mendations of the Committee with a view to limit the power to arrest East Indian immigrants without warrant; ukes observations thereon and quotes from the Attorney-General's report considers that there is no necessity to alter the law in British Guiana, and requests to be advised whether the Bill should be proceeded with.
28
recom-
21
To the Governor ...
Fiji, 90
May 4
Conveys decision on various points raised
in No. 16.
25
Ditto
Fiji, 91.
May 4
26
The Governor
Trinidad, 188.
May 1 (Rec. May 16.)
Expresses opinion that the return pas- sages for time-expired Indians should in future be borne by employers; but if the provisions of Section 39 as to commutation of such right be applied, Government should continue to bear the cost.
Submits observations upon the report of the Committee, with reports by the Protector of Immigrants and of a Committee appointed to consider the matter.
Presumes that the Attorney-General's remarks quoted in paragraph 2 of No. 23 refer to some version of the Bill other than that enclosed.
30
31
14
35
Regrets that it was not made clear in 36
No. 23 that the Attorney-General's
remarks were made upon the draft Bill before it was altered by the Governor in Council.
27
To the Governor...
British Guiana,
May 16
Confi-
dential.
28
The Governor
British June 13 Guiana, (Rec. July 11.),
Confi.
dential.
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Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No, ko.
Date,
vi
1911.
37
The Governor
Fiji, 189.
September 1 (Rec. Oct. 3.)