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0203 Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1
Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1 / Page 203 (Color Image)

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mants readily admitted that business was brisk. They had
all settled down here during the last eight years, and their
well-to-do appearance amply proved that they had employed
their short residence to advantage. It would have been
unfair to inquire too closely into their profits and rates of
interest. But as the latter cannot be less than that currently
exacted in India by the village moneylender, it is certain
that plenty of gain finds its way through these hardy emis-
saries into the coffers of Shikarpur bankers. To protect the
interests of this class is a task which the representative of