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days and holy days, his comparatively limited intelligence, and _ his 
expensive taste in haberdashery, is a luxury almost unattainable to a carefnl 
manager. 
The question of imported labour and the various conditions affecting it is 
one which is altogether too large to discuss in this short article, but it is, at the 
same time, one which must be taken into account seriously, by any company 
proposing to operate on proper lines in this field. 
In conclusion I can only add, that it is, in a way, surprising to me to find 
a country, so phenomenally rich, over a large area, in placer gravels as this 
colony assuredly is, and served by a really well laid railway system, in such a 
backward condition, and sticking so universally to the methods which were 
old and mildewed fifty years ago. 
There is no doubt that given a proper opportunity Dutch Guiana will one 
day take a place as a gold-producer of some importance. 
