Wence
curtain class of fabnom R speculation ignorant of the larger
interests involved, and Knowing
norting
or caring nothing about British policy, endeavored to profit by the disorganized state of dulu.
8.
important...
Now that Her Majesty's Government has served or a settlement of the Sulu difficulty as that set forth in the Protocol
of the 11th of
March
1877
I think
it possible that a few ill-informed prejudiced trader in Labuan
may grumble. But those who really know and understand the true interests of the Colony will
rejoice
at what
Her Majesty's Government has
accomplished. While the trade of Sulu proper will now
find its
way mainly to the British ports
in Tarragona and in
a very
minor
degree to Balangingi, the entire suppression of piracy in the Archipelago which will follow the undisputed establishment of the Spanish
sovereignty, will make the trade
and
of North and West Borneo to revive; and, of that trade, Labuan is the natural depot:
I have the honor to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant;
Governor