CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 284

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contributes its iota towards this

most mique representation of the

تو کو

races as

Molegach

human race. African Mezambique, Abyssinian, 40. bingaber, Parsees, Chinese, thousands of Indians, the plains and mountains of from India . _ Arabs from the shores

of the Red seas, and a

sprinkling

eams, arıq) comprehended

of Europeans,

in this motley representation. The Creoles are

meetly of African descent.

174.

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The difficulties attending

are

the many languages spoken by the residents of Mauritius materially decreased by the Majority speaking the French Patiis called Chinese, Indians, and

Creole,

ax

others master this dialect

very

quickly . I have Aneson Candidates for promotion in the Deuce pass

very

creditable examination in

the Colloquial, six months after

joining.

the

175.

The white part of the population consists of the descendants of old French inhabitants, a fer merchants and planters, the - military, and most of the

Severnment empleyes .

If it were

necesary to show that the evils attending the natural propensities of the

Chinese to corrupt those in

authority ivere not confined

b

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