Dutch Colonisation
‘THE Dutch are wonderful colonisers. The word ; "Dutch" is almost synonymous with cleanliness and there is clear evidence of this passion for cleanliness and order in Java. I don’t pretend that the Dutch have entirely transformed the native quarters, and imposed their own hygienic customs. upon the Javanese. The natives still live in their own way, following their own ways of life. But wherever the Dutch officials take control you can see their work in this direction. I don’t think that in any country in the world you will find better country roads, cleaner railway stations, and more orderly wharves and go-downs. The number of Dutch residents is very
small in comparison with the teeming native life, but their influence is very considerable. Naturally, with such a huge population the natives live very much from hand to mouth. They are always pawning things one week, and redeeming them the next. One.of the most surprising institutions of the Dutch was the State pawn shop. This happy-go-lucky tendency on the part of the natives often led thom into the hands of shrewd money-lenders who charged extortionate interest on loans. So to protect the simple Javanese from this exploitation the State took over the pawnbroking business, and made it a State monopoly.("Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax," by Nelle Scanlan, 2YA, January 13.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 136, 30 January 1942, Page 5
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222Dutch Colonisation New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 136, 30 January 1942, Page 5
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