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The old drainage system , providing an excellent breeding ground for disease and insects , survived in Georgetown until 1923 , when it was replaced by a pipe - line sewage system which has allowed many of the central canals to be filled ...
The old drainage system , providing an excellent breeding ground for disease and insects , survived in Georgetown until 1923 , when it was replaced by a pipe - line sewage system which has allowed many of the central canals to be filled ...
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It was hoped that Colonel Williams would be allowed to run it with his previous efficiency and economy ; but he did not remain as Managing Director , leaving the Colony in October , 1955. In its report the International Bank wrote that ...
It was hoped that Colonel Williams would be allowed to run it with his previous efficiency and economy ; but he did not remain as Managing Director , leaving the Colony in October , 1955. In its report the International Bank wrote that ...
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But Pinckard has another passage on the slaves which deserves to be quoted since it shows that in spite of cruelty and suffering the Negroes were allowed their times of celebration . Here is his description of a dance given for the ...
But Pinckard has another passage on the slaves which deserves to be quoted since it shows that in spite of cruelty and suffering the Negroes were allowed their times of celebration . Here is his description of a dance given for the ...
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... would like to return to Guiana if they were allowed to bring their wives and families with them . The anti - slavery party in Britain exposed the weaknesses of the system and it was suspended . Now desperate , the planters adopted a ...
... would like to return to Guiana if they were allowed to bring their wives and families with them . The anti - slavery party in Britain exposed the weaknesses of the system and it was suspended . Now desperate , the planters adopted a ...
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In 1917 , as the result of public opinion in India , the Government of India abolished the indenture system and no more Indian labour was allowed to enter the Colony . The Indian population at that time was 126,517 .
In 1917 , as the result of public opinion in India , the Government of India abolished the indenture system and no more Indian labour was allowed to enter the Colony . The Indian population at that time was 126,517 .
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