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Finally, with respect to the Manaar and Culpenty n cliauk-fisliery, the Governor is of opinion 

 that a diving on the company's own account would be far more profitable than renting the 

 fishery, and if we resolved in our sitting on the 11th January last to rent that fishery again, it 

 was because Mr. Haket, the Chief Officer at Manaar, was so indirlerent upon the subject as to 

 hold out no hopes of a successful attempt on our own account, yet we have since then given up 

 renting that fishery, and it now takes place at our own risk, and although it is as yet not by 

 any means so well conducted as it ought to be, still we by no means doubt but the company 

 will derive a larger profit from it than 4,800 Rixdollars, which were offered for the rent of the 

 last fishery. 



The undersigned hopes he has now satisfactorily obeyed Your Excellencies' wish, and 

 clearly proved first, that the renting of the pearl banks is in every respect preferable to having 

 an open fishery ; second, that it would be better to dive for the chanks at Calpeulyn and Manaar 

 on the company's own account. 



