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gust, and in honour of His Royal High¬ 
ness from thence called 
•* prince of Mlalea % slan& ” 
To form a proper judgment of the dif¬ 
ficulties the first Settlers had to struggle 
against, before they could procure a ha¬ 
bitation fit to shelter themselves against 
the changes of the climate, it is necessary 
to have been in a similar situation* The 
means they possessed were very limited 
and inadequate to the work they had to 
perform, which was extremely laborious, 
as it consisted in filling up large ravines, 
and draining swamps, as well as in clear¬ 
ing an immense forest: But however for* 
mid able these obstacles appeared, they 
were gradually overcome by the zealous 
perseverance of Mr. Light, and those un* 
der his command. In a much shorter 
time than could have been expected, the 
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