Bruce Hamilton (Signed) Barbados & the Confederation Question, 1871-1885 , London: Crown Agents for Oversea Governments & Administrations, 1956.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No DJ. 8vo Inscribed By Author Brown cloth with gilt titling slightly faded to spine. Very slightly rubbed. Published by the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments & Administrations on behalf of the Govt. of Barbados (1956). Stamp on ffep Very scarce title. xviii, 149 pages clean and tight. FOREWORD. INTRODUCTION. Barbados today. Its people. Colour lines. Middle and working classes. Government; a sketch of its origin. Background of the Confederation policy. Jamaica. Canada. The Leeward Islands. The Windward Government. INTRODUCTION viii Barbados today. Its people. Colour lines. Middle and working classes. Government; a sketch of its origin. Background of the Confederation policy. Jamaica. Canada. The Leetivard Islands. The Windward Government. CHAPTER ONE Barbados; a mid-Victorian cross-section 1 Superficial prosperity.Absenteeism. The mortgagees. The bounty system. Population. Wages. Located labourers; the "Masters and Servants" Act. Poor Relief, the Vestries. Emigration. Justice. Crime and hunger. District magistrates. Prisons. Other public institutions. The Press. The Constitution. The Franchise. Legislative Boards and Committees. Money Bills. The "Sessional Order" resolution, 1863. Barbados; a mid-Victorian cross-section 1 Superficial pfoosperity.Absenteeism.The mortgagees. The bounty system. Population. Wages. Located labourers; the "Masters and Servants" Act. Poor Relief; the Vestries. Emigration. Justice. Crime and hunger. District magistrates. Prisons. Other public institutions. The Press. The Constitution. The Franchise. Legislative Boards and Committees. Money Bills. The "Sessional O~oder" resolution, 1863. The Colonial Office, Confederation, and Barbados 16 Political heads and permanent staff. Carnarvon. Lowther. The officials. The routine. Altruism and complacency. Herbert. Origin of the Confederation policy sketched. Reduction of scope of the plan. Appointment of Rawson to the Windwards. The raison d'etre in Barbados; desire for efficiency and economy. Spontaneous Federation ? The Colonial Office, Confederation, and Barbados 16 Political heads and permanent staff. Carnarvon. Lowther. The officials. The routine. Altruism and complacency. Herbert. Ojoigin of the Confederation policy sketched. Reduction of scope of the plan. Appointment of Rawson to the Windwards. The raison d'etre in Barbados; desi~oe for efficiency and economy. Spontaneous Federation ? Administrations of Rawson and Freeling (1869-1875) 28 Rawson on obstacles to Federation. Hopes for a Single Chamber. Brandford Griffith's letters to the Barbados Press. Their reception. Herbert and Rawson. The Governor rebuked. His memorandum on Federation. Faint Praise. Trouble with the Assembly. Injustice of the Colonial Office to Rawson. Appointment of John Pope Hennessy. Acting-Governor Freeling. Public meeting on Confederation. Alignment of parties. Personalities. Reeves. Briggs. Semper. Threatening letters. Freeling opens the Legislative Session. The controverted election in St. Thomas. Action of the House. Freeling dissolves the Assembly. Administrations of Rawson and Freeling (1869-1875) 28 Rawson on obstacles to Fedejoation. Hopes for a Single Chamber. Brandfa~d Griffith's letters to the Barbados Press. Their recception. Herbetot and Rawson. The Governor rehuked. His meinoranduin on Federation. Faint Praise. Trouble with the Assembly. Injustice of the Colonial Office to Rawson. Appointment of John Pope Hennessy. Acting-Governor Freeling. Public meeting on Confederation. Alignment of parties. Persof~alities. Reeves. Briggs. Semper. Threatening letters. Freeling opens the Legislative Session. The controverted election in St. Thomas. Action of the House. Freeling dissolves the Assembly. Hennessy; the first months (November 1875 March 1876) 44 John Pope Hennessy; his career and character. Goodwill and optimism. Speech on opening the new Legislative Session. The replies. The "Six Points". Plans for a Conference. The Six Points before the House. Resolutions of P. L. Phillips. Hennessy's Prison Minute and release of prisoners. Separation of the Councils. Opposition hardens. The 3 March Speech. Its effect in Barbados. The "Defence Association". Reply of the House to the 3 March Speech. Petition of the Chamber. Hennessy ; the first months (November 1875 - March 1876) John Pope Hennessy; his career and character. Goodwill and optimism. Speech on opening the yew Legislative Session. The replies. The "Six Points". Plans fojo a Conference. The Six Points before the House. Resolutions of P. L. Phillips. Hennessy's Prison Minute and release of prisoners. Separation of the Councils. Opposition hardens. The 3 March Speech. Its effect in Barbados. The "Defence Association". Reply of the House to the 3 March Speech. Petition of the Chamber of Commerce. Violence of the Press. Public agitation; charges and countercharges. False reports. The St. Philip freeholders. The Confederation Press. The "emissaries". Morris and Duesbury. Semper's Council speech. Semper and Morris. Delusions of the negroes. Victimisation. The Mount Prospect disturbance. The Incident near Dodds. General apprehension. The Colonial Office and Hennessy. Agitation of the West India Committee. The first deputation. Trollope. Walker. Provisional reassurance. Riots and repercussions (April-December 1876) Beginning of the disturbances. Byde Mill. Methods of the rioters. Their beliefs. Hennessy's prompt action. Military measures. The case of "Piggy Toomey". Excess of zeal. Hennessy's restraint. The casualties. Resignation of Reeves. Bishop Mitchinson. Hennessy ordered to retract. Virtual end of a Confederation policy for Barbados. The recall motion. Its postponement and final adoption. Hennessy's reports to England. His purpose. The opposition telegrams. Carnarvon receives the delegates of the Defence Association. Proceedings in Parliament. Hennessy's attempts to forestall criticism. New appointments to the Legislative Council. Resignations. A political deadlock. The Queen's birthday. Quarrel over the Special Commission. Its implications. A solution found. The cases of Brewster and Greenidge. Carnarvon's statement in the Lords. The House's reply. Appointrnent of Lushington Phillips to the Special Commission. Proceedings of the Special Sessions. Lushington Phillips's strong words. Hennessy transferred. His departure. Towards a solution (1877-1885) Reaction. Reeves's resolutions. Their reception in Downing Street. Delay in calling a new Assembly. Lushington Phillips's proposals. Carnarvon's despatch read to the Assembly. The "Nominee" Bill. Wavering. Reeves's decisive speech. Resignation of Carnarvon. Reeves's plan again rejected. Defeat of second "Nominee" Bill. Reeves returns to the attack. Changed minds at the Colonial Office. The Executive Committee Act, 1881. Reeves rewarded. Extension of the franchise and other measures. The Executive Committee made permanent. Amendment of the "Masters and Servants" Act. Failure of a smaller Windward union. Separation of Barbados. from the Windward Government. Conclusion. NOTES. SOURCES . APPENDIX A The 1937 Disturbances. APPENDIX B Hennessy's later career. APPENDIX C The Bill to provide for a separate Executive Council, 1854. APPENDIX D The "Bushe" experiment, 1946. ;~ (Book ref. 128370)  £75.00

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