Recent advices from Nepal star: that the lust traces of slavery been wiped out of Nepal; in all a total fof 57,889 slaves had been set free, The preparation work for this great fact of emancipation began ay. far ack as 1920, At that time, the thin end of the wedge of reform was introduced by the proclamation that all escaped slaves who had resided for ten years or more in 9 foreign land would be regarded as free men whilst those who had remained away for three: years could secure their freedom by paying the gal amounts due to their masters.
1924 a further step was. taken by a stirring appeal issued by the Maharajah to his people for the emancipation of all slaves, Hie Highness couched his appeal in the noblest terms, using every form of moral argument and it says much for the general esteem in which he ig held by his subjects that it met with an instant response.
It is noteworthy that the reform has been effected without any coer: jcion of the masters whose genuine grievances have been seruputous regarded. It is,, indeed, a remarkable fact that," of 15,719 sla owners who were approached on subject, the overwhelming majority were in favour of abolition. There wore only 467 diehards in all who desired no change whatever whilst 179 suggested emancipation for children' under nine years only. Moreover, 1,281 slave owners offered to free their slaves without any compensation whatever.
Needless could not effected without some and for this purpos+ and a large mumber of officers de-uted for the work.
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