CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 275

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ORDINANCE wit love engine. concerning. the offer of pre-

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zard (gemiums by the Government on-the¦ intro-

duction of free labourers into Surinam.

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Art. 1. The following premiums are allowed on the im- portation of free labourers as linmigrants into Surinam, in pro- portion to the distances,

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7 FOR SURR

1. From countries to the east of the Cape of Good Hope.

From China:

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for a female!

for a male person from 16 to 40 years of age: Childers 125

for

a married couple of di

#

200

100

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for a child from 8 to 15 years of age

55

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for a child from 5 to 8 years,

of age

#

35

From British India:

for a male person from 16 to 40 years of age: Guilders 100 for a married couple ̈. '

150

for a female.

76

for a child from 8 to 15 years of age,

40

#

25

#

for a child from 5 to 8 years of age

for

From countries to the west of the Cape of Good Hupe.

From the United States of North America,

male person from 16 to 40 years of age: Guilders 40 for a married couple.

60

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Chuilders 30 20

for a female. for a child from 8 to 15 years of age.ubule estores, q for a child from 5 to 8 years of ageing var merialendá

WR Bel tecer de g From the Azores, Madeira, the Canaries, and the milfhun

Cape Verd Islands:

10% Made i

for a male person from 16 to 40 years of age; Guilders (730 for a married couple

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for

20

a female for a child from 8 to 15 years of age 6, tùng tu ma15 for a chill from 5 to 8 years of age.

From the West Indies

may be

for a male person from 16 to 40 years of age: Guilders 25

married couple

for a

for a female

Subt

for a child from 8 to 15 years of age

7701

for a child from 5 to years of age

#

20

The childern alluded to in the present article must belong to a family. *

For immigrants older than 40 years the premium can only be granted in case they belong to an immigrating family.

Art." 2: · In order to be entitled to the premium, offered for a male person, the immigrant must be bealthy, of moral conduct, fit for field or factory labour in Surinam and must have engaged himself as follows: those from India and China for at least 5 years, and those from the other countries for at least 3 years.

Art. 3. Each party of immigrants, except from the Azores, Madera, the Canaries, the Cape Ford Islands and the Fest-Indies must be composed of both sexes, in the proport ion of one female on every three immigrants unless there exist in the countries where the immigrants are engaged different regulations, which then are binding. Only one female on every four immigrants is required with each party of Chinese immigrants imported.

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