The West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… its control. With the implementation of the Port of Entry Act of 1864, the Liberian government sought to remedy its … exacting an income through, the Kru migrant workers. This act limited the shipment of Kroomen to five points of entry, … $1.00 for a labourer and $2.00 for a stevedore. While this Act and a later one in 1873 was not effectively executed, it …