... of these villages date back to the time of slavery. In one group of them, comprising lots 17-22, the land is still owned and occupied by the descendants of the actual slaves who, on the abolition of slavery came forward and bought the land outright from ...

... Scipio Archer, who was born in slavery times and who gave his evidence very well, stated that when the west half of Plantation Recess was sold at execution, money was thrown up for old Munro (defendant Munro's father) to purchase it, he did so and then ...

... other hull, we are advised that the system adopted by some of these Companies, especially balata companies, is a reversion to slavery. One man could not be employed with a Company and be on friendly terms with the represenative of another Company. He is at ...

... high rate of wages which has thus been created, has made the change in the condition of the labourer by the abolition of slavery, still more violent than elsewhere. But the greatness and suddenness of this change are quite sufficient to account for the ...

... privileges, diminishing their gain, their hunting and provision grounds, introducing strange diseases, and leading to their slavery, oppression and the diminution of their numbers. General Ryan), writing about 1668, states that there were 8,000 families ...

... the Hall of Colony House, Berbice. Upon him fell the responsibility of government during the trying time of transition from slavery to full emancipation. GEORGETOWN, EVE LEARY.-OFFICERS BURIAL GROUND. Sacred to the Memory of John Mervin Nooth, Esqr., Lieutenant ...

... Memorandum, 15th February, 1846. There is one complaint of the recent legislation of the West Indian Legislators made by the Anti-Slavery Society, but not connected with the Orders in Council, which it may he proper to notice. They complain that the burden of ...

... educational and industrial description. In the issue of the Transcript of July 29th under the heading `The new British Slavery' Mr. Thorne lies whole-heartedly and graphically : indeed we can hardly realise how any mentor of youth who cherishes ...

... vexa- tious disputes have no doubt arisen, the proper rate of wages was all to seek ; the engagements and obligations of slavery had left strong traces in the habits and minds both of employer and negro ; the one, with little reason, expected that the ...

... domestic rates of charges to searches and seizures shall not be violated; that Money Orders issued in Canada on British neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist, except as a punishment for crime ; that no bill of Guiana and in British Guiana On ...

... the lot of the coolies on the estates. The condition of the coolies when under indenture is very far from being one of semi-slavery; and the habits of steady labour which they then acquire enables them, in many cases. on the completion of their term, to ...

... child (sections 312 to 317). 'ausing hurt (sections 323 to 333). Wrongful confienment (sections 347 348). Kidnapping and slavery (sections ;360 to 373). Rape and unnatural offences (section 375 to 377). Theft, extortion, robbery, etc. (sections 378 to ...