'Report of Inter-Departmental Committee on Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere's recommendations for the suppression of the East African Slave Trade' [‎101r] (3/8)

Salary.
£
120
80'
72
108
400
190
4,000
Sir Bartle Frere's Recommendations.
(6.)
(7.)
the (8.)
Observations and Proposals.
Vice-Consul, and is Assistant to the Political
Agent.
3rd. An English Clerk.
4th. One Arabic Writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. .
5th. Eight Peons as boat's crew, and
employed in carrying messages.
Under every one of the heads specified the (9.)
work is constantly increasing.
After a while it may be hoped that the (10.)
work connected with the suppression of the
Slave Trade will decrease, but not" till after
an interval of several years, and for the
present it will be reasonable to anticipate a
great increase in this branch of the Consul's
duties.
The annual cost of the establishment has (11.)
hitherto amounted to about2,600/., the whole
of which fell on the Indian Government.
Thus the total increase would be 1,400/. (12.)
a year, less any fees which might be levied
on judicial cases.
But as the expenses of the establishment (13.)
are now to be equally shared by the Imperial
and Indian Exchequers, the amount charge
able to Imperial funds would only amount
to 2,000Z. a year.
As regards the appointment of native (14.)
Consular Agents, we consider that such ap
pointments are desirable; but that it should
be left to the discretion of the Consul-
General to appoint such Agents at such
places as he may think desirable, with such
remuneration as he may think fit, provided
the total cost on this account does not
exceed 400Z. a year.
The sum of 190/. for contingencies would, (15.
in our opinion, enable the Consul-General
to obtain much useful information as to the
movements of slavers on different parts of
the Coast.
(6.) We consider that a Consul is required (16.)
at Mozambique, both for Commercial and
Slave Trade reasons.
He should receive a salary of not more (17.)
than 600/. a year, with an office allowance
of 200/., and should have jurisdiction within
the Portuguese Possessions on the East
Coast of Africa, and in the Comoro Islands.
Sir B. Frere says:— (18.)
" The external commerce of Mozambique
is not very extensive, and hardly any of it is
carried on by Portuguese subjects,
" The French and the Banians appear to
share it between them ; the Banians collect
ing and distributing the articles of trade in
detail for a Marseilles firm, which runs
several vessels annually, chiefly freighted
outwards with goods of English manufac
ture. and homewards with ivory and sessa-
mum seed.
" The imports reach nearly 250,000/.,
and the exports nearly half that amount,
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