The'labour position has been dif-cult, particularly for the last six months of the year, and it has not been easy to get good tappers, Wages had to be increased accounting very largely for the increased cost of production, but later reports from the Estate give the labour situation as being better. An added handicap was the general bad health of the labourers, as apart from malaria, influenza measles and colds were prevalent.
I take the opportunity of expressing our thanks to Mr, Pinching, the Estate Manager and staff and our Straits Agents for the good work done by them.
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