158/197 There has not been an instance on Colliton estate in which the apprentices have refused to work, either during the hours required by law, or during their own time. When he does not need their services on Saturday, they either hire themselves to other estates or work on their own grounds. Mr.H.was ready to say, both as a planter and a magistrate, that vice and crime generally had decreased, and were still on the decrease. He has not had occasion to send a single apprentice to the court of sessions for the last six months. He has no difficulty in managing his people--far less than he did when they were slaves. |