Report of Society's Meetings. 375 



5. We would, therefore, respetUully submit to your 

 Excellency that immediate steps be taken to obviate the 

 anticipated difficulty by the immediate introdu6lion of 

 immigrants from Barbados, the neighbouring West Indian 

 Islands, Madeira, Cape de Verde Islands,or other suitable 

 places in addition to the usual immigration from India. 



6. That as this matter is of paramount importance, 

 we would respeftfuUy suggest to your Excellency the 

 appointment of a Commission to ascertain what steps 

 it is advisable to take, and to enquire from employers of 

 labour the number of persons they are wishful of 

 employing, and at what rates of wages and terms 

 of contraft. 



7. That in the opinion of the Society, the funds of 

 the colony could not be pledged for a better obje6t than 

 the increase of its labouring population, especially as 

 each labourer must dire6lly or indireflly contribute to 

 the Colonial Revenue. 



8. That seeing the importance of this matter and the 

 urgent need for immediate a6lion, we trust that your 

 Excellency will be able to give it your early attention. 



We have the honour to be, 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servants, 

 (Signed) Seaforth M. Bellairs, 



S. A. Harvey Culpeper, 

 D. Gibson, 

 George Garnett. 

 An extraft from a Circular of the West India Com- 

 mittee, dated June 9th, i8go, recommending the non- 

 payment of return passages to immigrants from India, 

 was read. 



