Slavery in Africa Under British Rule.
« In 1890 the islands of Pembia and Zanzibar came under the direct control of Her Majesty's Government. According to Mr Joseph A. Pease, M.P., there are a great many slaves on these islands and they are badly treated. Her Majesty's ships of war are copied at Zanzibar entirely by slave labour, women and girls doing the most of the work ! It is true they receive wages, but these go to their masters ! It is well known, says Mr Pease, that the majority and the more highly valued of the slaves sold at the coast are obtained by raids among the native tribes in Nyasaland — an English Protectorate. These raids are variously estimated as sweeping annually from 800,000 to 500,000 negroes away, only ten per cent of whom reach the coast, the rest dying of cruel treatment by the way.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH18950629.2.13
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Manawatu Herald, 29 June 1895, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
145Slavery in Africa Under British Rule. Manawatu Herald, 29 June 1895, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in