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the mortality amongst the European Troops was 5.7 per cent, being inercaza over that of 1852,

as 3.6

per

al

when it

eint. The number of

Deaths amongst the native Froops,

(Malays and Natives of duction),

at the rate of 5.3 per cent, being

deercare &

of ruary 50 per cent on suntality during 1852, when it

amounted to 10.02 per cent.-

Education.

AOLI

A

the

No rermarkable change has

taken place in the number

local Schools; and as to the

the 5 Native ones

receiving

of

A

the

progress

Government aid, I would refer your

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215

N.9. Grace to the annexed Report of the

Education Committer entering fully into

the subjcet.

Trade..

8. The information under this head, from the unwillingness of the parties concerned to afford it, (Arughing being

a Free Port & may still be said to be as defective as in former years; but from

the

Acting Harbour Masters Returns annend to the Blue Book, it will be perceived that 1/03 Square-rigged Vesely

carrying altogether 447,053 trus, arrived in Victoria Harbour during

the year

1853. Of there Veeul, 201

-

imported, and 154 exported goods,

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