The emancipation of slaves required them to present themselves to a government office and proved a slow process—within ten years only 17,293 slaves had been freed, from an estimated population of 60,000 in 1891.
Frigivelsen af slaverne indebar, at de måtte møde op ved et regeringskontor og viste sig at blive en langsommelig proces – efter ti år var blot 17.293 slaver blevet frigivede af etskønnet totalantal på 60.000 slaver i 1891.