Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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slave-trade could be stopped; and assuming
that an efficient squadron is maintained, tlie
Committee see that the disposal of the liberated
slaves becomes a matter of large importance.
They have recommended the liberation at Zanzibar
of adult slaves on the assumption that the
Sultan would enter into a new treaty : should
he, however, oppose the formation of a depot
there, it will be necessary to seek some other
locality for that purpose, and no other place
combines the advantages possessed by the
Seychelles Islands.
" It was given in evidence that the Church
Missionary Society are willing to enter into an
arrangement for the superintendence and education
of the children at the Seychelles, similar
to that
entered into with the Government with
respect to liberated children at Sierra Leone, the
Mauritius, and at Nassuck in Bombay.
" In urging the necessity of retaining in this
service trained and experienced
men, the Committee
consider that this principle most strongly
applies to the Political Agency at Zanzibar.
So complicated are our political relations at
present with the Sultan, and so difficult will be
the task of dealing with
him, that they do not
hesitate to advise that the services should be
retained of the present acting Political Agent ;
'
Dr. Kirk.