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to be small, but they have purchased teu houses in the Colony, viz: 345 Arbuthnot Road, 1 and 1a Caïve Road, 100 Caine Read, 76, 78, 78a Queen's Road Hest and
Gap Stuct.
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3.
J. M. Basa carries on the busines of the "Pety of allanita Cigar w Store . It is to be noted that during 1881 he received from allauila on variou \occaeiòne Qums of money acometing
in the whole to over
zuno were remitted.
£10,000; and these
by the unusual
agency of telegraphic transfer. This is
way of remitting money
ravely
on
used continuously,
· special emergencies.
that is
but as a rule
The remittances
being from Manitia the advantage
this course was that the advices,
1 of this
passing through the Post Office,
when
letter
letters were
give.
systematically spend, would us due to the senders. From the
nature of Bava's business, it would be
expected that he should rewit money Manilia, rather than receive
to
· from there! Luis. These remittances ceased.
in large sursis.
in 1881.
H
on
The Mourentes and Basa are
"
www.
very intimate teries. I should
them to be Creoles rather a suppose
than true Spaniards.
5.
In the short time at my
disposal;, I have not elicited anything
to show any present action convested with conspiracy
on the part of these
se men,
but the antecedents of J. M. Basa are
suspicions.
(Signed) 8. M. Deane, Captre Supt of Police