"أوراق تتعلق بتجارة الرقيق على الساحل الشرقي لأفريقيا والنظام المتبع لكبحها" [ظ‎‎٥‎٨] (٧٢/٥٦)

Poof Toast of Africa if His Highness were absolved from the payment of this subsidy;
and Lord Clarendkm would, therefore, learn with satisfaction that it had been found
compatible with Indian interests and engagements to make this concession to
Sultan - I am, &c.
(Signed) A. J OTWAY.
Ko. 58.
Dr. Kirk to the Earl of Clarendon.—(Received June 8.)
Zanzibar, April 6, 1869.
y ^HAVE the honour to inclose a copy of my despatch No. 25 of the 5th 0 f Apnl,
addressed to C. Gonne, Esq., Secretary to Government Bombay ^ a
mentary letter and present from the Sultan of Zanzibar to General C. P. Kigby, late Her
Majesty's Political Agent and Consul here.
(Signed) ' JOHN KIRK.
Sir,
Inclosure in No. 58.
Dr. Kirk to the Secretary to Government, Bombay.
Zanzibar, April 5, 1869.
' I HAVE the honour to report, for the information of his Excellency the Governor
in Council that His Highness Seyd Majid has addressed a complimentary letter to
General Ri^by formerly the Right Honourable the Governor's Agent here, and accompanied
this by a sword of honour, a piece of embroidered cloth, and an elephants task of unusual
kngth and weight, s ^ ^ an acknow iedgment of services rendered
spontaneously by General Rigby to his Ambassadors Seyd Mohamed bin Salem and suite
during their mission to Her Majesty in England. ^ ^
(Signed) ? JOHN KIRK.
No. 59.
Dr. Kirk to the Earl of Clarendon.—(Received June 8.)
(No. 10.) Zanzibar, April 7, 1869.
My Y HAVE the honour to inclose a copy of my despatch No. 27 of the 6th of Apnl,
addressed to the Secretary to Government, Bombay, relative to Mr. Churchill s departure
for Europe vid Cape of Good Hope on sick leave. ^ ^
(Signed) JOHN KIRK.
Inclosure in No. 59.
Dr. Kirk to the Secretary to Government, Bombay,
Zanzibar, April 6, 1869.
Sir ' I HAVE the honour to report, for the information of the Right Honourable the
Governor in Council, that H. A. Churchill. Esq.. C.B., His Excellency s Agent here, has
been obliged, from bad health, to leave his post suddenly, and pass on his trust into my
hand You are aware that Mr. Churchill's health suefered severely in September last; and
that he had in consequence to quit Zanzibar on medical certificate. He was then
to proceed to Bombay, it being the cool season there at that time, and not to return
African coast until his health should be re-established.