The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-15 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION

AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.
T a numerous anti highly respectable
the GREA MEETING of persons interested in the prosperity of
T COLONIIof NEW SOUTH WALES, held
at the George and Vulture Tavern, in the City of London, on
funday, the sth day of April, 1841, convened for the purpose
(b) considering the " CONDITIONS" recently promulgated
• Y the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, touch-
ing the future conduct of Bounty Emigration, and to decide on.
Lae measures necessary in order to obtain their annulment,
tsand thereby avert the alarming injury they are calculated to
wales
duee as respects the future supply of labour to New South
It °Ren.r..es BARRY BALDWIN, Esq., M.P., in the Chair,
was moved by STUART DONALDSON, Esq., seconded by
CHARLES Lice, Esq., and 'e
Thatßesolved unanimously,
„ the latest accounts from New South Wales represent
flsedemand for labour in that colony to be more pressing and
and
nt than at any former period ; wages had risen enormously,
!oda were expected to be still higher ; the flock owners were
saTsobiluetetioyonbet.ceienssasrhyepherds at all approximating to the number
for their proper care; great apprehen-
Z:hsvere entertained that much of the forthcoming harvest,
for promised to be very abundant, would perish in the fields
end, want of a sufficient supply of labour to reap and store it ;
all the great interests of the colony were very seriously
rintangered from the alarming deficiency of, labour. A Corn-
attee a the Legislative Council,of which the Bishop of Austra-
ilastwas Chairman, in their Report to the Council ineptember
and, no
that "Every department of industry is cramped;
7no undertakin üblie or private, can-be prosecuted ex-
,Pot at an immense' expense,p owing to the exorbitant rate of
screw,
and the inconceivable difficulty in procuring workmen,
Part
rrants, or mechnics, upon any terms whater ; there is no
Part of the colony a
in which it may riot be truly said that there
actual dearth of hands to carry on the ordinary business.
st.lle instance of slseep farming, the distress arising from want
ssbeeherds is almost incredible. Thus a very fatal check is
It '
aPon the advancing prosperity of the Colony."
was moved by THOMAS ICELEY, Esq., of New South Wales,
seconded by fieexarenhr. SMITH, Esq., of Liverpool, and
~e.Resolved unanimously,
hat hi the opinion of this meeting it is in the highest de-
to
Prat ;
ti ew important that the supply of labour from these kingdoms
South Wales should be encouraged and promoted by all
cable means, and that every possible facility and ncoura-
ofo-nt, consistent with the existing law of the land,e ge
should be
of
din its extent,
tded to all persons engaged in supplying it. In a Report
eear Committee of the Legislative Council of New South
c' , the state " that twould o permit immigraalti theon to
death-warrant
be suspended
ss sh" `",eok e
ealenial prosperity, and to expose to certain ruin the nu-
. 'rats flourishing and extending interests which have been
(Zated in the Colonyland it may also be truly affirmed that any
rk in the supply of labour to New South Wales is also cal-
,„ ated, by reflection, to be highly injurious to the best inte-
is of the Mother Country."
tjwas moved by EDWARD DIVETT, Esq., M.P., seconded
°,,HI'T GILCHRIST, Esq., of Glasgow, and
ThLtesolved unanimously,
t.ti,,4t this Meeting considers the Bounty system of Emi-
btl:',which was originated and established in the Colony,
4lichas,rsionial authorities, under the alministration of Sir
tainies,-,s'oluke to have been a most valuable means of ob-
tast re" necessary supply of Labour, and to have conferred
th,00641e6t on the Colony. It is estimated that upwards of
e 0, Persons emigrated to New South Wales last year under
o,s4rration of the Bounty system, and in the present year,
trios there is reason to believe that a vastly increased supply
tots" furnished under this invaluable system, if left, as here-
esste, to the energy of those engaged in sending it out,
P,Ztickle by the imposition of unnecessary and obstructive
aditioes " In their estimate of the great value of the
GeorrtY system, this Meeting has the entire concurrence of Sir
or iiige Gipps, who, in a despatch to the Secretary of State
Cclonies, presented to, and printed by order of Perim.-
f e
Perim.-
far ' "Is "the Bounty system, however, has been found so
I:llperior to that of Government Emigration, both as
the
sdescription of persons supplied by it, and the cost
41stsetr passage, that it appears to me very doubtful
des.`eer any other should be persevered in ;" and in another
tote the Governor, speaking of the Report which had then
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been presented by the Committee on Emigration in
" s'°'rty to the Legislative Council, thus expresses himself :
t 14,141 in no way able to dispute te correctness of te con-
k c'ns of the Committee, in respecth to the superiority of the
ore
tsezid system over that which is carried on by the immediate
Yof Government. The Bounty system is found to be 41.
ead, or about 21 per cent. cheaper than the Government
skim, reckoning men, women, and children all alike, and
ti is e no difference for the quality of the emigrants.; but if
is, Terence be taken into consideration, and especially the
sttliger proportion of children introduced by the Bounty sys-
s'ettla? advantage of that system must be estimated consi-
t4s-,I nigher, and I am inclined to think with the Cernmit-
-1414nt 200 Government emigrants cost as much as 3CO
filti "3' ones of equal value to the Colony." This, it should be
'es',et•l9 borne in mind, is the voluntary testimony of the Go-
te,"st;_ of the Colony, in his official communications to the
ii‘sx.:aary of State. As respects that most important consi-
tasti°o--the comparative state of health on board Govern-
and Bounty ships conveying passengers to New South
ys, it was stated in evidence before the Committee of the
ssiative Council at Sydney in 1839, that the relative loss of
the voyage was as follows, viz. :
Government Bounty
Ships. Ships.
6 aggregate number on board lin 16 ... lin 34
Ditto of Adults
jn Ditto of Children
Ise,et.. c the Report of the Committee of 1840, on Immigration,
led to th Legislative Council, of which the Bishop of
,tstrai.
qta was the Chairman, the Committee state—." In pri-
41scuiPs,under the Bounty system, there were embarked 884
ttists, viz.' 423 Males and 461 Females, and 170 Children—
the,l,lnaleand ninety female. The register of deaths among
not been preserved, as will be found stated in the
As, however, no ships of this class have been placed
'et it';antine during the past season,. it is reasonable to believe,
indeed, a matter of general not.oriety, that the immi-
tah'
Ith Y Bounty ships have arrived invariably in a state of good
'th,,'Ad that the casualties at sea have been exceedingly few."
"'loved by JAMES JOHN CUMMINS, Esq., seconded by
NEIL Caeirazee, Esq., and
ses.ieved unanimously,
tei‘xthus proved beyond all question, as the superiority of
1, (.;,1 y system has been, as a medium for supplying labour to
It*of-°/i, it as a duty of the most urgent obligation on the
°ls te'ni Government of this country, to encourage and pro-
' totl tr.at system by affording every possible facility and free-
all unnecessary interference with those engaged in
it °n, consistent with the provisions of the existing
South e land, and the stringent regulations in force in
Wales, as respects all persons introduced into the
punder the Bounty system.
'Was moved by WILLIAM BROWN, Esq., seconded by
ROBERT Baooes, Esq., and
ellesieved unanimously,
lad at this Meeting has learnt with great alarm, that, acting
k Tbi the representations made to him by the Colonial Land
;S'esraigration Commissioners, the Secretary of State for the
llahas permitted them to interfere seriously, and most
with those engaged in conducting Bounty emigre-
ke_a virt
st •
ue of authority from the Colonial Government, and
eikt erietlyedefined conditions and regulations on the part of
to'overnment ; that the Commissioners have actually
Ntitieertain " conditions" of a most oppressive, and, as this
is.tiedg.entirely believes, wholly uncalled for nature ; which
•Eti Ht't,Tils" 2ie
.a direct infraction of the contracts entered
eltse,"ae Colonial Government with persons resident in the
the effect of which, if persevered in, will, this Meeting
ittlis4'll to believe, be the immediate and large diminution
tltl4ll,Pply of labour under the Bounty system,. and its even-
sesearly abandonment by those engagednn it.
Jones LAMBERT, Esq., seconded by HENRY
e , FLOWER, Esq., arid
sstet'atved unanimously,
'uese consequences, so pregnant with cause for alarm,
ILdisligreatly to be deprecated, will have a powerful tendency
Csic"lsin if not almost entirely to stop, the saleofland in
tt'tlit4nY ; the source:whence the means of furnishing. the
the g 'oPply of labour is derived, inasmuch as in the event
thocy owners being compelled to diminish their flocks,
IMpOrsibility of obtaining shepherds and labourers,
it'q,,ot require any increase of pasture,. nor will fresh
of- invested by others in the production of the great
k.lsyis the Colonythe means of defraymg the cost of
"Neil out emigrants will be seriously endangered.
WILLIAM WALKER, Esq., seconded by GEORGE
HAY Doilaeosoes, Esq., and
aat°,Lved. unanimously',
Vse"'is Meeting is desirous that all practicable security
sAe'fort should be.afforded to all persons emigrating under
?i:lsit,sbial Bounties ; and is of opinion that the all-sufficient
of the Passengers Act, and the stringent regulations,
eiNa theetiforFed as they are, by the Colonial Government, as
Vetintroduction of labour under its authority (with-
cl literal compliance with which the parties intro-
, iL tannot obtain payment of the bounties), afford ample
1,.'„11 and security to all persons proceeding to New
qe„ 0„11.es at the Colonial Cost ; and this Meeting is fully
N'es (ss'`,,n this view by the' "results of recorded investigations
Cony by Committees of the Legislative Council, acting
Itis`,,aPpointment of the Governor.
dr• GORE, Esq., seconded by H. BUCKLE, Esq., and
theoo et unanimously
following Genliemen (of whom five shall be a quo-
V.', Stuart Donaldson, Esq., Thomas Iceley, Esq., Ed-
Isjtt, Esq., M.P., John 8. Brovvnrigg, Esq. M.P.'
rry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., Thomas Walker, Esq.,
rown Esq. Francs 11Iowatt, Esq., William Walker,
11,1414eih.oert irooks,'Esq. Arthur Willis, Esq., James John
44, tsq., Henry Buckle, Esq., George Fife A ngas,)F sq. ,
es,z'oderdon, Esq., John Gilchrist, Esq. (of Glasgow),
tl s tin Esq. (of Liverpool), Robert How, Esq.,. and
Esq., be, and are hereby appointed, a Committee,
l‘tissea measures, by communicating with the Secretary
thesColonies, the Members:of the Legislature, and
;Itle:' se to them shall seem to be expedient, in order to
serious evils which this meeting apprehends will in-
rtere produced, as resects Bounty emigration, if the
s-s'llterference of the Land and Emieration ,Commis-
be permitted by the Secretary of State.
ARTHUR Wields' Esq., seconded by CHARLES
~aiGORE, Esq., and
si.tvM unanimously,
ti (add the Committee,contrary to the earnest hope and
to 'll of this Meeting, fail in inducing ;the Secretary of
k•Wder the annulment of the " conditions," dated
i';'4i4eb, 1841, promulgated by the Land and Emigration
te4?s 'aers, a petition be, without delay, prepared, signed,
irtC, s'iltM to the House of Commons, praying that
islis'tes- Rouse to appoint a Committee to investigate
srtais:ats made to the Colonial Department by the Land.
AN-ektien Commissioners, respecting Bounty emigration,
'1"1 nse, Were presented to the House of Commons on the
';„,•ltittir;'.'rnary last, and printed by its order, and generally
I,Natshi'lto and report thereon, and on the best means
t ; 5,14, g the requisite supply of labour to New South
Itsk " that until such Committee shall be appointed,
kXtats tt Presented and the measures consequent thereupon
definitively decided upon, Lord John Russell be
r," esy solicited to direct that the
rtsi,n4Tilitions"-promulgated hy the Land and Emigre-
teltirssioners, touching Bounty emigration, be entirely
WARD theme Esq., and seconded by Anemia
kl'it'ls,''olee WILLIS, Esq., and
~),‘ the unanimously,
f 4 armest thanks of this Meeting, as well as of all
Ole 'tlg an interest in the great Colony of New
ly 's, and in the well-being and comfort of the
eliZplation of the mother country, are jus.tly due to
4)111s(41 iii `BRALL Esq for the eminent services he has
4"' 44,1 settdingfrouonti'tt asylit'regnel. and steady supply of efficient
hs'er the
Re Nvit. FoLis Esq., seconded by HENRY
11,,,q,'4i1(4Ved GOLWIN% Esq. and •
the anaremou 1
e . • s y,
tkgq,alrnittee be authorised to publish these Resolu-
b times, Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle,;s
41(1' suti, and Globe, and in such other publicaton
etl "t em with view of giving the
elneiti, Proper, the
Y 'foil to them.
most
Mensiier.e, Esq., seconded by Wieeeset
t airy tiq Deowrs, Esq., and
Ole b.,Y anelarnation,
I,llli:ll4lwi`nst thanks of this Meeting are due to Charles
o 'hEsq*, M.P., far his kindness in taking the Chair
Hit's(';' and for the manner in which he has pre-
-I:neeed
'MULES BARRY BALDWIN, Chairmen,