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pronoricc of not lo.-s than tnree ol' tho divers, ..'hen a diver
diou hio children aro not niudo to toko over hio debts and dire
for hio ouptuin, tho debt becomes an ordinary one against the
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These, and variouo othor rules, have greutly improved

tiie diving conditions. /.Ithough mon who have been diving for
a 1-Jiir. time are otill hopeleosly indebted to thoir ouptaine,
and will remain so until they die, tho new generation of
divern are no longer in tho position of olavos. Previously
a diver hud no redress against his captain, u court existed,
but it consisted of bout captains and its reputation was
notorious• Jivero now realize when they ure oheatod, and
appeal to the courts when they find tiuxt tho diving rules aro
n.)t being carried out by their employers.

There still romaino An influential party of merchants
and captains who bittorly rosent the improved conditions and
who continually try to upeot and evade thorn, Tho strictest
supervision is ncodod by the Government and the Courts to
provont a return to tho previous state.

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