'Slave-dealing and Slave-holding by Kutchees in Zanzibar' [‎133r] (54/63)

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2. The commumcation referred to in our reply will be found entered as No. 7
in the Abstract of Contents which accompanied our Despatch, No. 238, dated 22d
July 1869.
3. We would suggest that, if Her Majesty's Government see no objections, a
copy of the correspondence now forwarded, and of the previous papers, be sub
mitted to the Slavery Commission recently appointed.
We have, &c.,
(Signed) Mayo.
W. R. Mansfield.
G. N. Taylor.
H. M. Durand.
J. Strachey.
R. Temple.
J. F. Stephen.
No. 431, dated 15th October 1869.
C. Gonne , Esq., Secretary to Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , to C. U. Aitchison , Esq.,
Officiating Secretary to Government of India, Foreign Department, with
Governor General.
Referring to Mr. Seton-Karr's letter. No, 959, dated the 13th July last, regarding
the proclamation issued by His Highness the Rao of Kutch in regard to the traffic
in slaves at Zanzibar, 1 am directed to forward, for submission to the Government
of India, the accompanying copy of a letter, and of its enclosures, No. 86/315,
dated the 16th August last, from the Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul at
Zanzibar, reporting his proceedings consequent on the receipt of the Rao's
proclamation.
2. The letter of Mr. Churchill, No. 19/89, dated the 26th February 1869,
quoted in Dr. Kirk's 6th paragraph, was communicated to the Government of
India with my Letter, No. 143, dated 17th April last.
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No. 86/315, dated 16th August 1869.
John Kirk , Esq., Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Zanzibar, to C. Gonne , Esq., Secretary
to Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. .
1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter in the Political
Department, No. 1763, of the 1st June, in which I am instructed to publish in
Zanzibar the proclamation lately issued by His Highness the Rao of Kutch for the
better government of his subjects and the suppression of the slave trade.
2 I have now the honour to report, for the information of the Right Honourable
the Governor in Council, that I took an early opportunity to lay a copy of this
Notification before His Highness Syed Majid.
3 His Highness at once perceived its full bearing, and felt that his plans for
ffainino- over the Indian community of Zanzibar to himself had failed.
While the natives of Kutch established in Zanzibar were under our sole pro-
tection and jurisdiction, we held the most wealthy and enterprising among the
mercantile community, and our influence was in all matters paramount.
Afterwards as a settlement of certain vexed questions connected with the slave
trade each Kutchee was allowed to elect his protecting State, and ^s aghness,
bv ho'ldinff forward the Arab privilege of buying and selling slaves to all who
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registrations at the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. have become almost unknown.
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