Figures and Tables

1.1 Map of Mauritius 2

2.1 Map of the Indian Ocean 31

2.1 Sugar production in imperial tons for the main British

sugar-producing colonies, 1816-1860 41

2.2 1921 census, by population group and gender 44

3.1 Early censuses of Mauritius 55

3.2 Apprenticed Prize slaves in Mauritius between 1813 and 1827 67

3.3 Slave trade returns, following British conquest until 1827 74

4.1 Slave population, 1812-1822 83

4.2 Manumissions, 1 January 1808-22 July 1822 84

4.3 Sugar mills imported to be erected in Mauritius, 1824-1828 88

4.4 Protector of slaves report, 20 March-24 June 1829 94

4.5 White population, 1812-1822 96

4.6 Population of Mauritius in 1825 97

5.1 Destinations of indentured migrants from India, 1831-1920 107

5.2 Indian immigrants, arrived at and departed from Mauritius,

1834-1910 112

5.3 Population of Mauritius 1834-1840 118

6.1 Sugar consumption in the United Kingdom per head, 1840-1880 140

6.2 Abstract of the population of Mauritius on 1 August 1846 150

6.3 Probable motives - return of suicides amongst Indian nationals

1 January 1861-31 December 1870 159

6.4 Countries of birth of resident population in Mauritius, 1861 164