The programme of extensive economics which the home Govern. ment has set itself to follow and which, under normal conditions, it, easily' could have carried out, been impaired by the frequent, political upheavals occurring in the country, No sooner has the admin stration decided uran a reduction in this or that branch of expenditure, than the Government is foreed to fini turds for military operations. Fortunately, the uprisings Portugal have for a long while been of a sporadic and short-lived nature, but, of course, each recurring cident means ssfurther dip into the depleted resources of the Treasury.
The state of affairs in the home country is causing no end of trepidation in Macao, for it is con-Jeetured that the Government will! resort to the age-old process of call. ing upon the colony for funds. Macao has always been a fairy godmother, not only to Portugal, but to the other Portuguese possessions as well. For years, the colony has had to go the rescue of Angola, Mozambique, Timor and Goa, remitting them millions of dollars. which could have been put to good tuxe in Macao itself for thx benefit of the large numbers of Macanere who, -by rights, should be given the privilege of claiming priority of consideration, The position d be reversed: Angola, Mozambinue. Timor and Goa ought to ce-operate with the home Government in assisting Macao to develop itself) and regain, in its] former prosper! us of colonial mismanagement have caused what ought to have been the richest colonies to fall into a state ration with Chinese hat good is the new harbour to us if nothing is dare to assist the trade of the port?" many a Ma has asked, "You ean-not expect the mere creation of a harbour to cause trade to beer me active. Trade ought to b= found for the harbour, instead of hovas that} the harbour would by itself dene trade to the Tt is pointed out that there should be ce-operation between the Portuguese and Chinese in the development of the hin land. Already there is a rood road running into Chinese territory through the barrier gate, on which motor-buses ply. This road Ins caused great satisfaction to the Chinese of the neighbouring districts, for now many cart their ered: to Macao and rice versa without resorting to travel by boat, ith all its attendant inconveniences. this is considered not enough. int Mazao wants is a prosperous hinterland, Althouch Serhor Bianchi. the Portuguese Minister, who is now in Mac: given it out that his is purely un-
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