The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

TRINIDAD.

We are indebted to the columna of the West In-
dian for the following summary of Trinidad intelli-
gence :
The subject of coolie immigration hail been brought be-
fore the Legislative Council by Mr. Rennie, in a very able
speech, in which be showed that the increase in the sugar
production since 1810, when coolies were first introduced
into the colony, had been progressive, end lest year reached
over 10,000 Abdo., the average crop for the three years pre-
ceding 1840 baying been 18,449 hhda., and 13,347 bags cues.
The neat three years the average was ‘onsewhat more. In
1844 it was 12,310 lihds., and 15,797 bags of 'cocoa;
from 1843 to 1850 the overage reached 26,716 Mids.
and 19,597 bags of cocoa, omitting the quantities of molasses
and rum at each period, which show the same proportionate
increase. This increase in the production he attributed
solely to the immigration of coolies, on which 100,00 W.
had beta swat by the colony, which money had been ad-
vanced in England on a loan guaranteed by the British
parliament; and as it was nearly all expended, and no
other resources were suitable to continue the immigration
after neat year, Mr. Rennie proposed that application
should be made, through government, to parliament for
another loan of the same amount to keep up the
supply of labour, without which the exports of the
colony, instead of being increased from year to
year, as they had since 1840, would grow from
worse to worse, and end in the abandonment of the sugar
cultivation. We have only room to insert the resolutions
laid before the board by Mr. Reurie, which were supported
by the Attorney•Generel, and unanimously adopted
I. That the increase of the exports of the staples of this
colony sincethe year 1844, is attributable mainly to the
Introduction of immigrants from the East Indies.
" 2. That under the present system, which practically
throws on the employers of labourers a large portion of the '
expense of the pusage of immigrants to this colony, immi-
gration is almost self-supporting.
" 3. That the condition imposed on the colony of pro-
viding the immigrants from the Hut Indies with a return
passage is impolitic and unwise, as it tends to encourage
unsettled habits in the immigrants, and throws on the
colony a heavy charge, followed by no corresponding
benefit.
"4. net the portion of tho loan of 100,0001. raised
under the guarantee of the British government, which was
appropriated to immigration, will be nearly exhausted oa
the clue of the immigration of 18'3.
" 5. That it is absolutely necessary, for the mai-accent,
of the colony as a society, that the supply of labour by in-
migration be kept up.
" 6. That for the purpose of maintaining immigration,
further moneys should be raised on the security of the
general revenue of the colony.
" 7. That there is no hope of raising moneys for immi-
gration, except on the guarantee of the British govern-
ment.
" 8. That his Excellency the Governor be requested to
urge on the attention of her Majesty's Secretary of State
for the colonies, the immediate and pressing rectally of
obtaining the consent of parliamint to guarantee a further
sum of 10,0001. to be applied to the promotion of immigra-
tion; and also the expediency of modify ing that part of the
present system of immigration which throe, on the colony
the expense of the return passages of Indian immigrants.