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.