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tain MacNeil, : who.' succeeded hira, 

 persevered : for many * years [ in' the 

 systematic efforts . I •■:■ have : described to 

 stamp out the practice of -human sacri- 

 fice. /• And at' the time of' my i arrival 

 in G-anjam itwasTconsidered that this 

 object ivhad , been .attained,' i and , the 

 sacrifice of a buffalo,; every where sub- 

 stituted fori that', of, a human being; 



The i persons : rescued \ from s time . to 

 time , had now i reached i a considerable 

 number, all dependent lon the Grovern- 

 ment for the means of. support, i. It was 

 resolved to try and form- ah agricultural 

 community of them; they, were; provided 

 with lands, seed, cattle, and impleihehtsi 

 and located in a village : erected for 

 them by the Government. 1 . It was hoped 

 ,that the "Merias," as they, had' comie 



