"معاملة العبيد واحتجازهم من قبل الكوتشيين في زنزبار" [ظ‎‎١‎١‎٤] (٦٣/١٧)

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, , i.,. . Wnme valueless. At present an estate which a few years
a™ may have been worth 30,000 dollars in the market would not feteh 8,000
dollars; it is . the ® a ™ e f"? 0 T^ e 2 r resDectfully, but distinetly, to be understood not
While stating these -" object the prewntion of participation
- hy^BriMect but as eiplainh/the tendency, in its com-
mercial aspect, of the slave status in Zanzibar.
84, Jermyn Street,
14th February 1870.
My dear Sir, , . th mem orandum on the slave trade. I have obtained
I beg to send her^ith a memorana ^ ^ ^ ^ Zanzibar and
the information from a Bha the ' East Coast 0 f Africa, and who is now here.
fru be gLrt bring l'im to you if you wish to question him for fnrther infor-
mation, or obtain it myself. Yours truly,
Kazi Shahabudin.
J. W. Kaye, Esq.
n tha nnnnexion of Indian Traders on the Eastern Coast of Africa
MEM ;X™Slave Trad D " by Kazi Shahabudin, Dewan of the Rao of Kntch. dated
84, Jermyn Street, London, 14th February 187 .
L The following information is given by a Bhatia trader, who was at different
places on the East Coast of Africa from 1859 to 1866.
2. There are natives of India at the following places
1. Lamu.
2. Mombaz.
3. Zanzibar.
4. Kiloa.
5. Viboo.
6. Mozambique.
7. Quilimani.
8. Sofala.
9. Juhambani.
10. Komoro.
11. Mazota.
12. Western Coast of
Madagascar.
13. Mauritius.
14. Goji. #
^ The following are their castes and countries
Bhatias • all from Kutch and Bombay, except a few if any, from Kattywar.
Wanias; chiefly from the Portuguese possessions of Dm and Damaon, and
some from Kutch and Bombay.
Khojas; from Kutch, Kattywar, and Bombay.
Memuns -, from Bombay and Kutch.
Parsees; believed to be from Dm and Damaon.
Woras ; from Kutch, Kattywar, and Bombay.
Miscellaneous castes, such as Brahmins, barbers, tailors, silversmiths,
masons, and other craftsmen.
4. These are distributed over the coast as shown below
Lamu -
Mombaz
Zanzibar
Kiloa -
Vibu
Mozambique
Quilimani
Sofala
Juliambani -
Komoro
Mayota
West Coast of Mada
gascar
Mauritius -
Goji -
Totals -
Bhatias.
75
30
400
25
4
75
10
10
10
Khojaa.
Woras.
Parsees.
1,000
20
5
699
134
1,065
Memuns. Other Castes.
40
30
85
104
Grand Total
,966
An island near Mozambique, not in the map consulted by me.