DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

The Right Honourable H. LABOUCHERE, M. P.; The Right Honourable Lord STANLEY, M. P.; and
The Right Honourable Sir E. B. LYTTON, Bart., M. P.

NUMBER AND DATE.

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(No. 318.)

18 April 1857

(No. 318.)

18 April 1857

(No. 319.)

21 April 1857

(No. 321.)

6 May 1857

(No. 335.)

19 May 1857

(No. 349.)

19 May 1857

(No. 350.)

29 June 1857

(No. 368.)

7 August 1857 -
(No. 3.)

20 August 1837

(No. 16.)

6 September 1857

(No. 24.)

17 October 1857

(No. 53.)

22 October 1857

(No. 58.)

26 November 1857
(No. 80.)

No. 2.

ST. LUCIA.

No. 1. ORDINANCE, No. 2 of 1857. To amend the Ordinance, No. 3 of the 22 April 1854, providing for the
Immigration of Coolies into this Colony

No. 4. No. 5.

No. 3. ORDINANCE, No. 5 of 1858. To amend the Ordinance, No. 7 of the 2d day of May 1850, intitled "An Ordinance for promoting African Immigration into the Colony of St. Lucia, and the industry of the Immigrants"

No. 8.

APPENDIX.

No. 10.
No. 11.

No. 12.

ORDINANCE, No. 13 of 1857. To make provision for the general revenue of the Colony, for the deficiency arising in the "Education Fund," in consequence of the repeal of certain clauses of the Ordinance, No. 7 of the 13th day of February 1851, intitled "An Ordinance to raise Funds for promoting the Education of the Inbabitants of this Island, and for facilitating their means of intercourse, by the construction and maintenance of Roads and Bridges"

No. 6. ACT, No, 564 of 1858. To improve the Laws regulating Immigration to Grenada, and to increase the salary of the Immigration Agent

TOBAG O.

No. 7. ACT, No, 481 of 1857. To remove doubts as to the rights of the Liberated Africans in Tobago

GRENA DA.

ACT, No. 560 of 1853. To promote the Immigration of free Labourers from Africa

ACT, No. 561 of 1858. To impose certain Duties upon the exportation from this Government of certain goods grown, produced, or manufactured in Grenada or its dependencies, to be applied for the purposes of Immigration, and for no other purpose

No. 9. ACT, No. 703 of 1857.. For laying an additional Tax on Produce to provide a fund for Immigration purposes

ST. VINCENT.

ACT, No. 702 of 1857. To alter the Law of Contracts with regard to Immigrants, and for the encouragement of Immigration, and for the general regulation of Immigrants

ACT, No. 704 of 1857. To appropriate a portion of the general Revenue for Immigration purposes ACT, No. 705 of 1857. To authorise the raising of Loans of Money for Immigration purposes, and to secure the repayment of such Loans

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ACT, No. 718 of 1858. To repeal certain clauses of an Act intituled "An Act to alter the Law of Contracts with regard to Immigrants, and for the encouragement of Immigration, and to make other provision in lieu thereof, and further to amend the said Act"

ST. KITTS.

No. 13. ACT, No. 442 (737) of 1857. To remove doubts as to the rights of Liberated Africans in the islands of Saint Christopher and Anguilla, and to amend the Laws relating to Aliens

No. 14. ACT, No. 442 (739) of 1857. To alter and amend an Act intituled "An Act to provide Medical Attendance for the Infant Children of the Labouring Population"

No. 15. ACT, No. 543 (137) of 1858. To authorise the Governor in Council from time to time to declare by Proclamation the ports or places from whence Immigrants may be obtained under the laws now in force in this Colony

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No. 20.

No. 21.

MAURITIUS.

To amend the Laws concerning Quarantine

For rendering compulsory the Education of Children in the Colony
To amend the law relative to the engaging of newly arrived

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No. 19. ORDINANCE, No. 23 of 1857.

To amend the law as to the introduction and engagement of Immi-
grants from territories not under the Government of the East India Company
ORDINANCE, No. 26 of 1857.
ORDINANCE, No. 27 of 1857.
Quarantine

For preventing the illegal introduction of Indian Immigrants
For more effectually securing the observance of the law concerning

No. 22. ORDINANCE, No. 28 of 1857. To repeal Ordinance No. 10 of 1856, and to apply certain sums out of the surplus revenue to the construction of Public Works, and to the service of Indian Immigration

No. 23. ORDINANCE, No. 30 of 1857. To vest the Special Committee of Council appointed to inquire into

and report upon a letter from Mr. Advocate Savy to the Governor General in India in Council, repre-
senting that impartial justice is not administered to Indian Immigrants in this Colony, with the power
to compel witnesses to give evidence on their oath or affirmation

No. 24. ORDINANCE, No. 7.of 1858. To modify Ordinance No. 5 of 1849, as to the tax payable on engagement of new Immigrants

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No. 25. ORDINANCE, No. 30 of 1858. To legalise Contracts of Service made in India, and authorise
Governinent to allot newly-arrived Immigrants

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