MALAY STATES
EFFECT OF DEPRESSION SYDNEY, Dec. 23. Among the passengers by the steamer Morelia, which arrived from the Near East, was Mr. ,T. A. .McIntyre, who lias been connected with tin-dredging in the Malay States. “Most of the dredges have closed down owing to the low price of tin,” lie said. /“I imagine, however, that it will go' up again during the year. We employ 500 coolies. The natives theriiselves have not yet realised the .seriousness of the situation; hut the Chinese coolies are beginning to feel the pinch, and, in .many cases, are willing to work for a few peace to keep body and soul together. “Rubber-tapping has practically ceased, since there is no demand for the product.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17454, 31 December 1930, Page 8
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