Report from the Select Committee on Slave Trade (East Coast of Africa); together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, appendix and index

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Title:: Report from the Select Committee on Slave Trade (East Coast of Africa); together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, appendix and index

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Year of publication:: 1871

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224 HE A HOB Report, 1871—continued. Health {Zanzibar)—continued. Dissent from certain evidence as to Zanzibar being very unhealthy, Sir L. G. Heath y 15-717 Good health of witness in Zanzibar; some parts are doubtless very un healthy, Sieere 1042-1044. 1109-1111 Opinion as to the healthiness of Zanzibar, Colomb 1302, 1303 Impression as to Zanzibar being unhealthy, Hutchinson 1347. See also Cruisers, 5. Heath, Sir Leopold G. (Analysis of his Evidence.)—Was in command of the squadron on the East African coast from the middle of 1867 till November 1870; 671 Great activity of the slave trade during this period, 672 Total of seven ships generally under witness, including his flagship; efficiency of several of these as cruisers, 673-676 Good health of the squadron, on the whole, 677-679 Employment of all the vessels for the suppression of the slave trade during the months when it was most active,680-683. Calculation as to about 20,000 slaves being imported into Zanzibar annually, the great majority of whom are re-exported, 684, 685. 741 Statement to the effect that out of about 20,000 slaves conveyed annually from the east coast, an average of little more than 1,000 a year is captured by the cruisers ; reference hereon to the numerous dhows boarded and released as not being slavers, 685-700. 705-708. 724, 725. 741-744. 753- 755 Conclusion that cruisers alone will not entirely suppress the traffic ; advantage however if there were three or four more vessels on the station, 685-700. 748. Importance of the appointment of vice-consuls along the coast, 701. 711——Doubt as to the advantage of a permanent officer in charge of the oruisers, 702, 703——Pre judicial effect upon the action of the cruisers by reason of an Admiralty circular of November 1869, prohibiting the capture of dhows with domestic slaves on board; com ment upon the instructions in this circular, 704-710. 754, 755 -Suggestions by witness in 1869 for increasing the squadron, and for prohibiting domestic slavery; advantage of these measures, though not likely to suppress the trade entirely, 7^^» 7^^' 7-^“7-4' 7^9~ /oy /u-- ... I Conclusion that the acquisition of Zanzibar by Great Britain is the only effectua mode of suppression, 7ii~7^4* 74^ Dissent from certain evidence as to Zanzibai beino- very unhealthy, 715-717 Concurrence generally in the recommendations made by the Foreign Office Committee, though witness greatly doubts whether they will suffice to stop the trade, 718-724. 747-752. Doubt whether on the west coast the squadron alone would have succeeded, in sup pressing the trade, 729-734 Advantage of steam launches on the east coast, and of other improvements in the cruising vessels, 74^ Failure of any plan, unless the supply or export of slaves can be stopped for a very long period, 752. [Second Examination.]—Further explanations relative to the operations of the squadron under command of witness, and its failure to capture the great majority of slavers, 756- Advantage of the disposition of the cruisers being varied tiom time to time, 771 Improvement by increasing the squadron to ten or eleven vessels, though these will not of themselves suffice to suppress the slave trade, 771-773- Statement in further justification of the former practice of the cruisers in capturing dhows with domestic slaves on board, 774-779- Letter from witness to the Governor of Bombay, in February 1869, suggesting that the Sultan of Zanzibar be released from the payment of the subsidy ot 8,500 Z. a year to the Imauin of Muscat; further statement to this effect, 780. 784-786 Circumstance of the French squadron on the east coast not taking any part in suppressing the slave trade, 781-783 Statement as to some English subjects in Zanzibar having held a good many slaves, 7^7""7^9- Hillyar, Rear Admiral Charles F., C.B. ' (Analysis of his Evidence.)—Was m command of the squadron on the East African Coast from the beginning of i8b6 tffl J uly 1867 î had previously had large experience on the west coast, 1131-1^35 Entire inade quacy of the force under charge of witness on the east coast ; particulars as to its dis posal and mode of operation, 1136—1149* ii73~ii^^ Suggestions for increasing the squadron to twelve vessels of the corvette class, with steam launches attached ; great check to be given thereby to the slave trade, 1136. 1154-1157* 1167-1174. 1190. Great facility for evading the cruisers through its being legal for the slave dhows to clear out for Laraoo, 1143-1149 Importance of the capture of Lagos with reference to the suppression of the west coast slave trade, 1150, 1151 Suppression of the east coast slave trade if Zanzibar were occupied by Great Britain, 1152, 1153 Decrease of the slave trade on the east coast since 1867 j 1158—1160. Denial of certain statements as to misconduct on the part of the naval force, 1161-1166 Advantage of disposing of some of the liberated slaves in the Seychelles, 1183-1186 Ready co-operation of the French admiral with witness, 1187, 1188 Resistance sometimes offered by the slave dhows, 1189 Importance of the cruisers using smoke less fuel, 1191, 1192. Hobbs, Rev. S. Letter from the Rev. S. Hobbs to Mr. Hutchinson, dated Make, 19th May 1869,

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