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a letter dated the 15th of October 1877, I had the hover of receiving from -Governor Maher, from which it would appear that he thinks Convict labou has been highly prejudicial to the interests of Labuan in the matter of free laban. the abo

to

contemplate the return of Troops to Labuan for the defence of the

-Calmny

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been

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I

Zathin a shory inference fir M-Usthus werd

As the Governor has this

good!

views to

enough

me,

to indicate his

I take the liberty,

for four Jordalisis information, of briefly commenting upon theme.

Lubran

The free labour market

Mao

MUAN

very prosperms.

Before I left the Colony

ago

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emo

I had been able to improve it;

but undabledly of late has fallen back

4.

again.

it

years

The change for the better

in the Labuan Market that took

administration

place during my oincident with the immigration of some anwich from Singaprome

aprove and

the employment for the first live of Commish at the Colliery. I

agree

cannot therefore Macher in thinking

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with Governor

thinking that ench Courist

be utilized in

may

labour

Labuan could

injure

The settle.

of

ment.

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Orving to the pardons and