Caribbean Quarterly, Volumes 1-3Extra Mural Department of the University College of the West Indies, 1949 |
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Page 147
... apprentices would not work for hire . " I have frequently been told by the negro , that he made more money by working his own ground than any sum of money his overseer or manager would give him ; this is evidently the case in Clarendon ...
... apprentices would not work for hire . " I have frequently been told by the negro , that he made more money by working his own ground than any sum of money his overseer or manager would give him ; this is evidently the case in Clarendon ...
Page 148
... apprentices during the compulsory 40 hours of the week , they tried to increase the numbers of their apprentices engaged in field work , and , by means later to be described , they endeavoured to prevent the labourers finding profitable ...
... apprentices during the compulsory 40 hours of the week , they tried to increase the numbers of their apprentices engaged in field work , and , by means later to be described , they endeavoured to prevent the labourers finding profitable ...
Page 152
... apprentices from seeking wage labour away from their own estates , or from devoting too much attention to the ... apprentices , soon reverted to the nine - hour system rather than invite the dissatis- faction and animosity of their ...
... apprentices from seeking wage labour away from their own estates , or from devoting too much attention to the ... apprentices , soon reverted to the nine - hour system rather than invite the dissatis- faction and animosity of their ...
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