'File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves' [‎5r] (11/66)

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only entitled to our assistance in the case of interference with his liberty. The
| n a rr“^ 1Ch t0 , exist “ som e p° rt8 tha ‘ a British manumitted
and need n^ L , ? nt f h a- SUbj n C i \t‘ s0 . facto > ma 7 be in the slave’s interests
and need not be actively dispelled, but it will not hold water if challenged.
Uritui! 16 ™, 18 no .°bj eot,ion > however, to giving a deserving individual holding a
extenhn whTT 0 ? e ® rtlfi « at e, friendly offices as a special case and to The
extent to which the local authorities will accept them.
(vi) Subsistence allowance at the rate of not more than four annas a dav
^ Hu b p g lV te i d nm S aves mn 086 cases are uader consideration, at the discretion;
“r Officers. The cost of food and of repatriation when necessary
should be drawn on a separate bill and attached to the monthly cash account
sent to the Comptroller, India Treasuries, Calcutta. 7
(yii) In cases of persons born in slavery (known as “ Muwallid ” or
domestic slaves) good offices can only he given in circumstances of gross
that th^n t Wlt f a 7 ie 7 n the eXtraction of a guarantee from their masters
that the ill-treatment shall cease. They are in no case entitled to a
lanumission Certificate; on the other hand we are under no obligation to
assist their masters to recover them. It should be remembered in this connec-
tion that domestic slavery is not prohibited in Turkey under the Brussels Act.
Ume bonded skves.° ne m Slaye ' T ' ° ne 01 both of the P areats bein S at ‘he
v <. ^ m ^ nc ip a te ( I slaves, who can work as field labourers, porters &c
but not those of the domestic class, may be sent to Zanzibar indirect com
munication with His Majesty’s Agent and Consul-General at that place ; in
s c 1 cases all charges, which should of course be kept as low as possible and
should not exceed Its. 50, in each case, will be borne by Government.
The funds required may be drawn on separate bills and submitted with the
monthly account to the audit officer concerned.
Emancipated slaves may, if necessary, be sent by native craft, sailing
under the British flag to Zanzibar, His Majesty’s Agent at that place
being advised by post of their despatch; if, however, native sailing
craft are not available, emancipated
slaves may be seuJ; to Zanzibar via
Bombay by steamer, the cost, which
should not exceed about Rs. 50, bein^-
debited as described above [note (vi)]. 3
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ^ 076 pr0Cedure can be a PP lied to all ports under the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(ix) Whilst a slave from Persia or from the Arabian shore of the Gulf
mot otherwise entitled to his freedom, becomes ipso facto free on setting foot
m British India, it has been held that if he returns of his own free will to the
the r 6 r th g s n eptrw m i e 892 1e . tter N °- 1647 E ^ dat * d f liiCe where be was ^rmerly domiciled,
he reverts to his original status of slavery.
(x) It was held in 1896 by the Advocate-General to the Government of
Bombay in the_case of the seizure of a slave dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. on the high seas bv Captain
1. G. Beville, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Maskat, that the capture was probably illegal
because section 3 of the Slave Trade Act of 1873 only authorises seizure by the
Commander or Officer of any of His Majesty’s ships.
•i.i Refund of expenditure .—When a slave is restored to his owner
either because he is not entitled to. manumission or as the result of a reconct-
hation effected between him and Ins master, the expenses of returning him
(including cost of his feed and keep) should be notified direct to the Consular
Officer concerned with a view to its recovery from the owner. In the* case
of refugees from the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. the cost is treated as a first charge on the
man s earnmgs and will be recovered and refunded direct by the Residencv
Agent in due course. ^ °y
Foreign Department letter No. 145 E-A., dated
the 16th January 1900.
Foreign Department letter No. 2142 E -A., dated
the 30th October 1900.
Foreign Department letter No. 918 E.-A., dated
the 8th May 1903.