When these offices were established here several years ago, the native boatmen knowing that it meant ruin to their trade, promptly proceeded to tear the offices down and smash up things generally, but it was no use and now they Have lost nearly all the passenger traffic. Where there were three passenger hosts four years ugo we hardly see one now. They still carry cargo however, and the large increase in the peanut trade gives them work for some mouths in the year. For some reasons I regret to sce the passing of the native boats for, cave in the matter of time. they are cheaper and more convenient in almost every way. The steam launch ing poate are so exorbitant 4 BLACK swax.
For the present, in this district, we "are rejoicing "in "the possession of 80 unusually efficient. magistrate, a -eomparatively young "man and ap
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