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SUl>plyiiig' sliips is eiiorinous ; at all tiiiiea, 

 mdeed, it is much higher than at most other ports 

 ill Ixu^ The pimUlmm tif ctom, &t;[tiii^» 

 pepper, coffee, sugar, and rice, wliicli could then 

 ho raised throughout tlie island witli advantan-e, 

 would moreover render it a far greater acquisi- 

 tion to the Bi^tlsh government than it is at pre- 

 sent* 



" We hare hitherto treated this important 

 sohject on grounds of justice to tlie settlement 

 itself, and advantage to the government. We 

 shall now argue by analogy. Our ueigiibours 



RM&, p3f€3^ting by the nnwise and iUite-al 

 systeni adopted liere with regard to lands, have 

 rendered the island of Blntang (which we believe 

 is double the size of Singapore) a \'ery %'aluable 

 sipd Ikj^Ue posias^on^ We have been given to 

 understand that no Im iMn ^xty tbia^ilsltnd 

 peculs of pepper arc annually raised 00 tiiat 

 island ; nearly the w hole of which is under 

 cultivation by Chinese. Besides these pro- 

 ductions, raw dammer, wood oil, bark, and 



Mmbdr, ^ ^bttMed^ 1!%e g^b& b mostly 

 exported to Java, itad j^ef)per to^his port. 

 Prom these articles the Rhio government derive 

 a moderate revenue hy ineaiis of farms. 



Here is an example set by a neigh))ouring 



settlement, generally considered infeSor ld this. 



