The sum of 500,000 rupees is to be spent in Mauritius iu re-forming the forests which have been destroyed by the settlers. The destruction of the forests is said to have rendered the former salubrity of the island a "thing of the past." In 1879 the deathrate equalled 38.2 per 1000 of the population.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 3 August 1880, Page 2
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54Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 3 August 1880, Page 2
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