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abolished in the coast districts. I know that important representations and appeals have been made in Parliament by Sir John Kennaway, M.P., the Chairman of the C.M.S.&quot;

&quot;What do you understand to have happened to the captured slaves ? Are they put to com mercial uses ? &quot;

&quot;The slave in the coast district who engages himself as a porter, for instance, is bound to hand over to his master his earnings, or a certain large proportion of them. Some masters, I under stand, claim the whole.&quot;

&quot; Can you recall any notable examples of the gratitude displayed by recovered slaves?&quot;

&quot;You may have heard that some twenty-five years ago we planted a settlement for freed slaves at a place now called Freretown, near Mombasa, on the coast, and from time to time we used to receive 100, 150 or 200 slaves rescued by H.M. cruisers. These have been sheltered and their children educated. From that settlement the freed slaves and their children have gone forth to self-respecting positions in civil life, such as telegraph operators, interpreters and clerks. Their affection for the old place at Freretown is often manifested in very gratifying ways. They are sometimes away for years, but they generally manage to find their way back as to a place they love.&quot;

&quot;Yes; the work in Uganda has been most

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