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which is likely to lead to dissatisfaction, to use a mild 
term, it is a feeling that the interests of a small and at 
present powerless Colony are being sacrificed for the 
sake of the acquisition of a few Party votes. 
This unfortunate case illustrates only too clearly 
the difficulties caused and likely to be caused by this 
penchant for stealing among the tribe. That it will 
be stamped out before long there can be no doubt; 
settlers, officials, police, and justices alike are deter¬ 
mined on this, and no efforts are being spared by one 
or other of them to bring it about. 
I fear the reader will think that I take a some¬ 
what pessimistic view of this tribe. Perhaps I do. 
Let us therefore “ be to his faults a little blind” and 
fix our gaze on his good qualities, which I take to be 
fecundity and intelligence. 
