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Report,  1871  —continued.

Hobbs,  Rev.  S.—continued.
1869,  relative  to  the  advantages  of  Seychelles,  for  the  reception  of  liberated  slaves,  Apjy.
106,  107  Further  communication  from  Mr.  Hobbs,  dated  29  June  and  28  July  1869,
upon  the  question  of  disposing  of  the  liberated  slaves  in  Seychelles,  ib.  I08.
Hutchinson,  Edtcard.  (Analysis  of  his  Evidence.)—On  the  part  of  the  Church  Missionary
Society,  represents  the  superior  advantages  of  the  Seychelles,  as  compared  with  Zanzibar
Island,  for  the  disposal  of  liberated  slaves,  I336“i35i  Submits  that  a  Grovernment
contribution  of  6  d.  per  head  is  all  that  is  required  for  the  proposed  settlement,  1342—
1346  Considers  that  liberated  slaves,  as  British  subjects,  should  be  under  the  British
flag,  1343-I.


India.  Expected  objection  by  the  Government  of  India  to  pay  an  increased  sum  towards
the  expenses  of  the  squadron  on  the  east  coast,  Sir  J.  W.  Kaye  257-259  Anticipated
willingness  of  India  to  contribute  a  reasonable  share  of  the  amount  required  for  suppressing ­
  the  slave  trade.  Sir  B.  Frere  494.  512-514.  522.
Indian  Kavy.  Obstacles  to  the  suppression  of  the  slave  trade  on  the  east  coast  in  former
years  when  the  cruisers  belonged  to  the  Indian  Navy,  Churchill  333,  334.
Interior  of  the  Country.  Desolate  state  of  the  country  in  the  interior,  between  i,ake  Nyassa
and  the  coast,  owing  to  the  ravages  caused  by  the  slave  trade,  Churchill  287,  288
Destruction  of  whole  villages  in  the  interior,  and  depopulation  of  the  whole  country  between ­
  Lake  Nyassa  and  the  coast,  through  the  ravages  of  the  slave  hunters,  Rigby  611
-Exceeding  fertility  of  the  depopulated  country,  ib.  611.  628,629.
Immense  extent  to  which  the  country  about  Lake  Nyassa,  &c.,  has  been  and  is  being
devastated  and  depopulated,  in  consequence  of  the  slave  trade  ;  testimony  of  Dr.  Livingstone ­
  adverted  to  hereon,  Waller  931-950.  978-980  Witness  has  seen  three  villages
burning  one  morning  within  a  few  hours,  whilst  700  or  800  persons  were  carried  away
as  slaves,  ¿¿.  945,  946  Great  fertility  of  extensive  tracts  of  country,  and  very  large
population  of  the  villages,  not  many  years  ago,  whereas  the  land  is  now  entirely  devastated
between  Lake  Nyassa  and  the  coast,  ib.  945-954.  978-982  Healthy  character  of
many  parts  of  the  country  in  the  interior,  ib.  970.
Belief  that  the  slaves  taken  to  Zanzibar  are  almost  always  bought  in  the  interior,  and
that  the  desolation  and  wars  in  the  interior  do  not  arise  directly  from  the  slave  trade,  and
are  not  caused  with  the  view  to  supply  slaves,  Steere  991.  994-996.  1035-1041.  1107,
1108.  1122-1125.  1130——Devastation  and  depopulation  between  Lake  Nyassa  and  the
sea,  ib.  995,  996.
Belief  that  there  is  no  exaggeration  in  Dr.  Livingstone’s  accounts  of  the  devastation
Caused  by  the  slave  trade,  Rigby  1197-1199  Witness  was  for  some  time  with  Bishop
Tozer  in  the  Shire  River  country,  and  testifies  to  the  ravages  of  slave  dealers  in  the
interior;  believes  that  wars  are  provoked  by  the  latter  in  order  to  obtain  slaves,  Allington
1325-1335  Confirmation  of  a  statement  by  Dr.  Livingstone  as  to  the  slave  traders
causing  wars  as  a  means  of  procuring  slaves.  Waller  1352.
Statements  in  report  by  Brigadier  Coghlan  in  November  i860  as  to  the  atrocities  perpetrated ­
  in  the  interior  by  the  slave  hunters,  App.  115,  116.
Valuable  resources  of  the  interior  of  the  east  coast,  adverted  to  by  the  Committee,
Rej).  iii.  Devastation  and  depopulation  of  the  interior  of  the  country  by  reason  of
the  slave  traffic,  ib.  iv.
See  also  Journey  to  the  Coast.  Loss  of  Life.
Interpreters  (^Naval  Operations').  Want  of  more  efficient  interpreters  on  the  station,^-Sfr
B.  Frere  ¿^^2.  480,  481  ;  Steere  1032-1034  Advantage  of  an  improved  class  of  interpreters, ­
  who  should  not  share  in  the  bounties,  Rothery  808-810  Necessity  of  Tan
improved  class  of  interpreters,  Colomb  1214,  1215.  1252-1254.
Alleged  inefficiency  of  the  interpreters  adverted  to  by  the  Committee,  Rep.  vii
Recommendation  that  some  effort  be  made  to  provide  the  squadron  with  efficient  and
trustworthy  interpreters,  ib.  ix.
Iron.  Abundance  of  iron  to  be  produced  in  Africa,  but  for  the  slave  trade.  Waller
948.  970.

J.
Journey  to  the  Coast.  Great  cruelty  practised  and  great  misery  endured  during  the  march
of  the  slaves  from  the  interior  to  the  coast,  Hon.  C.  Vivian  10.  25-27.  35,  36.  140-159
  Increase  of  suffering  and  mortality  accordingly  as  the  distance  increases  from
420.  F  F  4  which