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for goods and provisions on the Dairy Farm Company and Messrs. Lane Crawford & Co., both of which firms have generously given

reduced rates.

5.

In conclusion I would remark that this Colony is the only one in the Empire where similar conditions can exist owing to its currency being on a silver basis, though I have no doubt that elsewhere the high cost of the necessaries of life must cause hardship quite independently

of questions of currency.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Ama

Governor,&c.