, 1874-06-20

virtually say that, according 70 the treaty,
which they have never carried out, they are
prevented from adopting that very reform
which will most effectually accomplish the
object of the Treaty Itself The Assembly
has nassed the law for establishing refining in
bond in July 1875, but many things may
hammer in France before then. Ministries
come and 60, the seven years President him
self threatened to resign last week. If refining
in Bond is a good thing, as is admitted by the
French Government and Assembly, why not
establish it at once The English Govern
ment is quite willing that France should imme-
diately adopt a system by which The French
Treasury shall save itself from an enormous
and growing loss. There is no reason to sup
pose that the other contracting powers would
refuse their consent, The existing Convention,
therefore, is no obstacle at all to France doing
at once an act of great advantage to herself and
of simple justice to this country.
A Bill is now passing through Parliament
on the subject of " Colonial and other Clergy"
1t provides that Except as hereinafter men
toned, no person sh ii be capable of officiating
as rri st or deacon in any church or chapel in
England without written permission from tho
archbishop of the province in which he proposes
to off late, unless he shall have been ordained
to be such priest or deacon, as the case may be-
by the bishop Of a diocese in the English
church" Clergymen ordained by Colonial
Bishops will therefore have no standing in the
English church, no right to occupy an English
pulpit. They may occasionally do 50 as a
favour. bv permission of the Archbishop Of tho
Province and the Bishop Of the Diocese, but
they are liable to a penalty Of 50i. If they
oniciate in any church in England in contraven-
ton Of the Act now about to be passed
The annual report on tho immigration De-
partmcnt in Jamaica for the year 1928 came
homo by the last mail. During the season
named there we're four ships, carrying l,562
Indian immigrants. The mortality on board
was PSI. The coolies are all fine healthy
immigrants, especially those by the Stock
bridgc, who are considered the finest body OF
Indians yet introduced into the colony. The
coolios located in Clarendon soon became able
to take care Of themselves, and engage actively
in ~estates' work. All we're in a condition to be
taken off rations at the expiration of the first
three months required by law, and to be allow
ed to receive the whole of their earnings IN
money. The coolies who arrived in 1868 had,
in the year under report, completed their ten
years. industrial residence, and it is a cheering
and noteworthy fact that they all gave up their
back passage, and elected to remain as perma-
nent c,lonists. The general conduct Of the
immigrant population has been good, the con-
victions for criminal offences have been few.
In point of health the year 1928 was rather
sickly, and the mortality was a little higher,
being 3.06 against 2.45 in 1912. The pro.
portion of births among the indcntured immi-
grants shows a steady increase, being, in
1928. 2.27 against LIS in the previous year.
The following are the closing sentences of Mr..
Alexander's valuable and interesting report =
"The tima-expircd immigrants in Jamaica
NAV be described as most thriving class and [
may mention, as an instance of the success to
which an industrious coolie can attain in this
country, the case of 'Seepersunsing,' who ar
rived here in the ship THemjs in 1860. This
man recently became the proprietor of Brien's
PEN in the parish of Hanover, for which he
paid 600E, and subsequently has purchased
another run of land for 200t. This is not a
solitary case, for everywhere throughout the
country the time-expired coolie may be found
ia com comparatively afluent circumstances. 1t
may be interesting to state that, in the district
of Westmoreland alone, during the past year,
the amount of 2401. has been paid in taxes by
time-expired immigrants. In conclusion, [ am
glad to say that the general treatment of the
Immigrants continues to be most satisfactory
care has been. taken in providing them with
good houses, and their earnings have been re-
gularly paid. Many Of the indentured coolies
are now depositors IN the Government savings
banks throughout the country. 1t is with