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wages

were

to

run

of

the

been cheated

part of

and had

greater

their advances that

a

bach

had

years

a clause promising passage after o

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been interpolated into their

agreement and

finally

that few knew where they

wvere

going

and

a

large

to

number were not willing

Demerara. Considering

to

go

the

circumstances

under

which this

question

was

put

to

surprising

that

should

any

them it is rather

have been ready to proceed than that the majority should have been unwilling. But the examination

proves the necessity (as suggested

the Committee) of

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instituting

My

instituting

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enquiry,

the

under the supervision of

Emigration Officer, into the

Circumstances

of each

whether he

person emigrating, and

ascertaining hav.

an

really convented, with understanding of

he is about,

to

what

emigrate

on

the

to the West Indies

terms

contained in his

indenture.

The Committee

also suggest with foverno

Barkly)

that

oquim caters

should not be selected for

emigration there being

plenty of persons ready

who

are not infected

to

go

with that vice.

And they

suggest the necessity of.

On this

sending females. On

we

only add

can only

our

Concurrence

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