From The Hindu, February 12, 1925: Slavery in Burma

London, Feb. 10: Commenting on Sir Harcourt Butler’s journey to Naing Kwan, The Daily Telegraph says it may be that the sullenness with which Sir H. Butler’s speech was received by the Nagas may have been mitigated by the Burmese Government’s intention to grant advances enabling slaves to buy their freedom. The sum involved will not be very great, but in any case there can be no justification for the toleration of slavery in any country for which the British Government is in any degree responsible and an exception should not be made in this district.