Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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... population of 1,273,063 East Indians number 26,507 . The scheme of importing labour from India was first adopted in 1845 and lasted only a few years . It was tried again for a brief time in 1860 and 1869 , but it was never really a ...
... population of 1,273,063 East Indians number 26,507 . The scheme of importing labour from India was first adopted in 1845 and lasted only a few years . It was tried again for a brief time in 1860 and 1869 , but it was never really a ...
Page 115
... population of the island . The following tables1 show the correlation between colour and economic status , and ... POPULATION Colour Total Male Female Total Wage Earning Population 194,458 123,890 70,568 Black 151,101 96,878 54,223 ...
... population of the island . The following tables1 show the correlation between colour and economic status , and ... POPULATION Colour Total Male Female Total Wage Earning Population 194,458 123,890 70,568 Black 151,101 96,878 54,223 ...
Page 129
... population is 100,182 as compared to Portland's total population of 60,712 , the elementary school population is 21,003 , out of which 72.9 per cent attend school , and 27.1 per cent do not . The general illiteracy rates for the two ...
... population is 100,182 as compared to Portland's total population of 60,712 , the elementary school population is 21,003 , out of which 72.9 per cent attend school , and 27.1 per cent do not . The general illiteracy rates for the two ...
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