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4. S. S. to contribute
264,
to psrchnno the freedom of came slaves
the Society felt obliged to route, since purchase
involved recognition of the legal status of slavery which
against their principles.
(1)
Edmund Stvuge the quaker
chairman reziied 'ram the AA *So in protent utainst the
Company''e requent,, and Hutton resigned owing to h. w. S;
criticism of the Corpanys though both reeignationa wore
withdrawn
(2)
A core inpartant question during the
Uganda agitation was whether the Company had employed
slaves an portcrn, and whether the railway could be built
without slave labour 1» both questions were raised by
Ucraco dialler.
In 1892, T. T. Buxton was the lntor e diary between the
Corpuu7 and the A. S. B, In 1691 it had boon cug oeted that
the society might contribute to the £16,000 beim rained
by the AC. }1. S* though this plan novor matoria1ioade
At nn A*S. S* committee meeting on 2nd October 1891, ZCnbnilg
ZIzckanzie and Buxton wer® present as directors of the Compnny$
and Bishop Tucker and Rev. Cyril Gordon an repruuentativeu
(1) A. r-. S. }1: S, ß Minuto Book P'' 1! x iuutos of mooting hold
lot February 1889.
(2) 1b d1 ca . tteo mooting of lot Hiarch 1889.
(3) Letteri, relatin to Uganda$ Mackinnon to Buston 12th
August 1891.
(3)