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a number of merchants, European and Indian, who do 

 business there in fishery products partly for inland, partly 

 for foreign (Ceylon, Straits, China, etc.) trade ; (c) it is 

 well frequented by various classes of fish (c/) its pro- 

 ducts are already favourably known, as processes are 

 said to be more careful ; in other words, there are the 

 germs of industrial and trade progress there ; (e^ there 

 is a French manufacturer of Mahe who makes very fair 

 and cheap canned goods (fish) at his factory just inside 

 British territory near Tellicherry, and it may be advisable 

 to try and enlist his services as instructor in that branch 

 of curing ; (f) it is well adapted for observing the facts 

 and conditions not merely of the trade and industry, but 

 of marine fish life. 



5. As regards point (e) I have dealt more fully with 

 this suggested enlistment of the French canner in my 

 letter No. 88 {e) of this date relating to the training of 

 our future experts. 



