Comments on: Indian Slaves In South Africa – Indian African History http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/indian-slaves-in-south-africa-a-retrospect/ Rastafarian Views on Life, Politics and Social Issues Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert Shell http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/indian-slaves-in-south-africa-a-retrospect/comment-page-1/#comment-30586 Robert Shell Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:33:13 +0000 http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/?p=1018#comment-30586 That should read "representative" That should read “representative”

]]> By: Robert Shell http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/indian-slaves-in-south-africa-a-retrospect/comment-page-1/#comment-30585 Robert Shell Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:30:06 +0000 http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/?p=1018#comment-30585 The unnamed author writes: If these figures are representative, over 70 percent of the foreign-born slaves in the Cape came from Asia, and more than a third from India. Unfortunately the Cairns/Bradlow compilation is by no means representaive, the same slave is often counted twice. Moreover, Cairns and Bradlow count all the 1,008 manumissions, these were by no means a random sample of the Cape slave population. The unnamed author writes:
If these figures are representative, over 70 percent of the foreign-born slaves in the Cape came from Asia, and more than a third from India.

Unfortunately the Cairns/Bradlow compilation is by no means representaive, the same slave is often counted twice. Moreover, Cairns and Bradlow count all the 1,008 manumissions, these were by no means a random sample of the Cape slave population.

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