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Madagascar. Constant slave trade from the southern ports of Zanzibar to Madagascar;
readiness of the Madagascar Government to prevent this if possible, ZTo«. C. Vivian
173-179 Importance of sealing up the southern ports of Zanzibar in order to suppress
this traffic, ih. 177, 178 Obstacle to the abolition of domestic slavery in Madagascar,
lb. 180, 181.
Destination of some of the east coast slaves for Madagascar, Churchill Increasing
slave trade between the Mozambique ports and Madagascar, it being very
important to check this evil, Righy 586. 626 Necessity of two or three cruisers for
preventing the export of slaves from the Portuguese territory to Madagascar, Colomb
1310-1318.
Treaty between Great Britain and Madagascar, in June 1865, whereby the Queen of
Madagascar engages to do all in her power to prevent the import of slaves to Madagascar,
App. 105.
Continued import of slaves into Madagascar, Rep. v.
Mauritius. Belief that the liberated slaves taken to the Mauritius are very happy there ;
doubt, however, as to the expediency of taking them there or to any other British
colony, Hon. C. Vivian 6g. 73, 74. 114, 115 Payment of a premium for the slaves
by the planters, ib. 72.88 Great mortality among those taken to the Mauiitius,
Rigby 616.
Communication from Governor Barkly in July 1869 as to the facilities for disposing
of liberated slaves in the Mauritius, App. 109.
Moral Degradation. Moral degradation of the slaves in Zanzibar, Steere 1001. 1004-1006.
Mozambique. See Madagascar. Portugal.
Muscat. Arrangement by which the Imaum of Muscat receives about 8,500 1. a year from
the Sultan of Zanzibar, each country being now independent of the other, Ron, C.
Vivian 7. 11, 12. 171 Belief as to the connivance of the Imaum of Muscat with the
slave trade, ib. 10 Existence of a recognised slave market at Muscat, ib. 33, 34. 42
Tax in Muscat on the import of slaves; entire evasion by the Imaum of the treaty
of 1845; ?&. 168-171 There is the strongest possible treaty with the Sultan, but it
is so much waste paper, ib. 170.
Consideration of the question whether Muscat has not forfeited its claim to the payment
of 8,000 1. a year from Zanzibar, on account of the facilities given to the import of
slaves to Muscat, Sir J. W. Kaye 269-273 Impression as to there being a slave
market at Muscat ; expediency of some stringent measures for preventing importation
into Muscat, Churchill 358, 359. 385, 386. 400-402- Doubt as to the power of the
Sultan of M uscat to stop the trade, Colomb 1290, 1291.
Agreement dated 2nd October 1845, between Great Britain and the Sultan of Muscat,
for the termination of the export of slaves from the African dominions of the Sultan,
App. 103, 104 Authority given by the Imaum of Muscat in May 1850 to Her
Majesty’s cruisers to seize and destroy slavers, and to burn barracoons, ib. 104.
Papers showing in detail the steps taken by the Bombay Government and by the
Government of India in i860 and 1861 in arbitrating between Syud Thoweynee, the
ruler of Muscat, and Syud Majeed, the ruler of Zanzibar; arrangement ultimately by
which the latter has since paid the former an annual subsidy of 40,000 crowns, App. 125
et seq.
Communication from the Rev. Mr. Badger, in charge of the Muscat-Zanzibar Commission,
dated Aden, ist June 1861, explaining the results of his visit to Muscat in connection
with the award of an annual subsidy of 40,000 crowns to be paid to the Sultan
of Muscat by the Sultan of Zanzibar, App. 201.
Satisfaction expressed by Syud Thoweynee of Muscat with the award made by the
Indian Government, App. 203, 204.
Naval Force. See Cruisers.
Northern Arabs. See Arabs.
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