Political No. 188 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to an Arrangement for the Maintenance of Eleven Liberated 'Slave' Children Now Residing in the Good Shephard Convent at Aden [‎345v] (4/20)

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lency will deem them worthy of consideration and grant tliem a maintenance
allowance, for which act of charity the community will, as in duty bound,
ever pray.
No. 152-602, dated 28th May 1873.
From—Political Resident at Aden,
To—Secretary to the 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. .
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your endorsement^
„ . _ L , No. 1525 of the 2nd May 1863, forwarding, for my
report, a letter from the Lady Superior of the tc Good
Shepherd” Convent at Aden, requesting that a monthly allowance may be
granted to the convent for the maintenance of eleven little Negresses who
w r ere rescued from slavery in 1868-69, and who have been brought up by her
self and the nuns since that time.
2. In connection with this subject, I would beg to annex copy of a com
munication, dated 2nd April 1873, recently received from His Excellency Sir
Bartle Erere, in which I have been requested to make over to the Lady Superior
any slave girls that may hereafter be manumitted at Aden, and it is obvious
that proper provision must be made for the maintenance of such children.
3. In the Appendix A to Sir Bartle Erere’s memorandum of the 17th
April 1873, copy of which is doubtless in the possession of Government, His
Excellency notices that the Lady Superior would gladly receive all children at
£ 5 a head, which is an extremely moderate charge in Aden, and I would
recommend to Government that the Lady Superior be allowed say Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 4-4
per mensem for each child, which can be supplemented by local subscriptions.
4. The Lady Superior states that the average cost of maintaining the
children under her charge has been Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 7 per mensem since 1868-69.
5. It would be a great encouragement to the Lady Superior and the nuns
of the Convent if Government would be pleased to allow the monthly grant
recommended to have retrospective effect.
Dated H. M/s Ship Enchantress, 2nd April 1873.
From—Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary on Special Mission to Muscat and Zanzibar,
To— General Schneider, c. b., &c. &c., Aden.
Ti T f H ? “amfenance of slaves captured by Her Majesty’s cruizers and
hberated at Aden has for some time been a question of some difficulty owing
to but few of them be.ng reqwred at Aden itself as servants or laborers, and
tbl (‘Lv a f,n 0 L m | e?nS ° f , ho y sm p them unti l employment is found for them, or
till they can be shipped to Bombay.
xui j.uauy oi me young girls you will no doubt be able as hitherto to
pi ovule an asylum with the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy • for others
and for some of the boys and adults you will be able to find a home
Zt\ r e eS ml a ritv an T am SP0 r ib l e - maSt ^ f S d0raesti0 serrants or otherwise
loLnna ^d at^J f ° P ™? n ’ wlil be besfc disposed of at Zanzibar, at
Africa ’T WeVnf Tct mi , s * 10ns established on the mainland of Eastern
Aiuca I have informed Her Majesty’s Consul at Zanzibar of my views on
this subject and suggested to him the means of disposal which seemed to me
most likely to ensure the welfare of liberated slaves! I have aceordintlv iZ
o zSa bl'fhe ZZ?H° mthe H r me GOTem “ent, you will forward
handed over to ZZlt ‘Z “ eatls of transport, all Negros who may be
‘if 1 t0 y° UL charge by the commanders of Her Maiestv’s cruizers
and for whom you are unable to ensure speedy and suit iZe np’ovment 5
possible ^ S “ miad that tMs Sh °“ ld ' be as eeoISly as