1831 May 9

Colonization Society

ChIV Means of Effectuation Inducement to §2 II Settlers without Capital

II. Labourers Ulterior inducement. Assurance of becoming proprietors of land:

namely by purchase made of it, by the savings which it will be in their power to

make; out of the surplus of the wages of their labour over and above what is

necessary for the purchase of the means of their subsistence.

III. Third inducement, facility of marriage. True it is that in England they can

not be prevented from giving to themselves this enjoyment. But then it is on

condition of their living in a sort of imprisonment in the Workhouse. In

Cottages the Parish authorities refuse to place them. `Starve' (they say) `or

come and live in the Workhouse.

Preparatory Period. By the Preparatory period understand The time during which

the expected Labourers are [...?] upon rations: say one year.

IV. Ulterior inducement, a certain sum of money which it is [...?] to give to

each over and above his or her rations: this under the expectation that it will

be saved up, to be employed[?] in the purchase of land.

[...?] It may be said instead of saving up this money to purchase land they will,

in a large proportion - no one can say in how large a proportion - lay it out on

the means of intoxication

Answer ... In a certain proportion yes. But by experience, this proportion is

found to be extremely small: for the purchase of land, on the part of the great

majority, the appetite instead of being deficient, is found to be rather

excessive. The cause is - that for the most part emigrants are not stupid only,

but young men of a [...?] and enterprising turn of mind.

N.B £16 a head the price at which Shipmen offer to export Colonists from England:

£20 will be given to them. Per Wakefield 9 Aug. 1831.
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    Ch.IV Means of Effectuation

    Inducements to

    §.2. settlers without capital

    Settlers who in the first instance are not to have possession any one of them of any portion of land, (with the exception perhaps of his own domicile) - but are to view in the wages of their labor - wages to be paid to them by employers of a certain description, (of whom presently) their sole means of subsistence

    But, except in so far as a number is at hand, in which those who have the money, will be sure, of obtaining in it, whatsoever things there are, the possession and use of which is necessary for the continuation of their existence, money is of no value.

    In the first instance therefore and for and during a certain length of time, in exchange for a man's labour, instead of any sum of money the amount of which may be engaged to be given to them when the time is ripe for it, these labouring settlers, or say settling labourers, must have the money's worth: in a word day by day, a certain allotment each of them of the several things regarded as necessary to subsistence: in one word - and this word the customary one -rations

    To each individual or rather to each couple of individuals (for an essential part of the proposal is that they shall go out no otherwise than in couples, and this without children, (Children being dead, or not having had time enough to be born). Say then to each couple on each day on condition that if not done, a certain proportion of the [...?] daily hours, labour, under the direction of their respective employer and paymasters will have been performed by them respectively, a certain set of rations in lieu of money will be delivered: the quantities of the several sorts of things to be receipted in lieu of the correspondent sum of money being settled by previous agreement.
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    Capital £500,000 2) 2500

    1250 lots each of 80 acres Interest thereon 20/25,000 x80 must be sold each

    at 5 per Cent 100 100,000 year to produce

    2) 25,000 4) 1250

    6,250 325

    £ 2 3

    At 1s paid 15.13 12,500 975

    At 2s per day 31. 6 18,750

    At 3s per day 46. 9

    Ch.I Special ends in view

    Ch.II Means of effectuation -

    persons and character the

    Vicinity maximizing or say

    Dispersion-preventing principle

    1300 Ch.III Means of effectuation -

    £ 100 £ 50 pecuniary and quasi-pecuniary

    15

    65

    §.1. - Formation of a Joint

    Stock Company - Capital £500,000.

    Members shares

    Cost 100 labourers at

    £15 per year §.2. Grant of land for it

    = 151 1565 add £1300? §.2. Disposal of the land.

    2 Fundamental principle

    31300 §.3. Disposal of the money

    46950 §.4. Distribution i.e. disposal

    of the Capital sum

    Ch.IV Fourth indispensable means

    Inducements to the parties whose

    co-operation is necessary or

    would be conducive

    §.1. Stockholders their

    inducements

    §.2. Settlers without capital -

    their inducements

    §.3. Settlers with capital -

    their inducements

    §.4. Government in the Mother

    Country - its inducements+

    Ch.V. Proposed Constitution of

    the Joint Stock Company in

    London

    Ch.VI Proposed Government in the

    Colony.

    +See Ch.1. Special ends in view
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    Title and Contents

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    Colonization Society /Company/ Proposals

    being a Proposal for the formation of a Joint Stock Company by the name of the Colonization Company on a /an entirely/ new principle intituled the Vicinity-maximizing or Dispersion-preventing principle.

    Contents

    Preface.  should not this come before, and be independent of - the Contents?

    Ch.I

    Special ends in view.

    Ch.II

    Means of effectuation - primary characteristic and distinctive - the Vicinity-maximizing or Dispersion-preventing, principle.

    Ch.III

    Mean of effectuation; pecuniary and quasi-pecuniary.

    §.1. Grant of land to the Company from the Sovereign power of the Mother-Country

    §.2. Formation by the Company of a capital say of £500,000, to be employed as a means with reference to the above special ends.

    §.3. Division and dispersal proposed to be made of the land forming the subject matter of the grant.

    §.4. Primary distribution and application proposed to be made of the Capital sum, as above. For the ulterior distribution see Ch.IV, §.1.

    Ch.IV

    Means of effectuation, incititive. To the several parties whose co-operation is necessary or would be beneficial, inducements to take the several parts respectively required of them /desired at their hands:/

    §.1. Shareholders - or Members of the proposed Company and other contributors.

    §.2. Settlers without capital - their inducements

    §.3. Settlers with Capital - their inducements

    §.4. Government of the Mother Country - its inducements.

    Ch.V

    Company's and Colony's Constitution taken together

    §.1. Difficulty suggested

    §.2. Remedy proposed

    Ch.VI

    Company's Constitution

    Ch.VII

    Colonial Constitution

    §.1. What it can not be

    §.2. What it may be

    Ch.VIII

    Colonial Management, what