Title: Law, justice, and empire : the colonial career of John Gorrie 1829-1892 /
Authors: Brereton, Bridget, 1946-
Publisher: The Press University of the West Indies,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Gorrie, John,; Colonial administrators West Indies Biography.; Colonial administrators Great Britain Biography; Judges Colonies Great Britain Biography.; Great Britain Colonies Administration.; Great Britain Colonies Administration History
Contents: The young Scot on the make: from Kettle to London, 1829-69 -- The Jamaica case, 1865-68 -- Planters and immigrants: Mauritius, 1869-76 -- The frontier colony: Fiji, 1876-82 -- Outrages and reprisals: the Western Pacific High Commission, 1878-82 -- From the Pacific to the Caribbean: the Leeward Islands, 1883-86 -- 'Ah we judge': Trinidad, 1886-89 -- 'The cane the judge will grind it': Tobago, 1889-92 -- The storm bursts: Trinidad, 1889-92.