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  • I was royally entertained at Moka, as well as at Reduit and other places -- once by seven young ladies, to whom I spoke of my inability to return their hospitality except in my own poor way of taking them on a sail in the sloop.

    Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum 1877

  • At the Reduit the sides of these ravines were planted with the waving bamboo, and the road leading up to the house, with the gardens around it, were shaded by the mango and various other fruit trees; but all was in great disorder, having suffered more than neglect during the turbulent period of the French revolution.

    A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Matthew Flinders 1794

  • Grande Rivière, and the Reduit commands a view of its windings in the low land to the north, until it is discharged into the sea about a mile on the west side of Port Louis.

    A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Matthew Flinders 1794

  • [* Mauritius is not singular in being free of serpents whilst they exist on lands within sight, or not far off; but a late account says that one of great size has been killed on that island near the Reduit, supposed to have escaped out of a ship from India, wrecked on the coast a few years before.]

    A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Matthew Flinders 1794

  • As some of you know, today I was representing DCDM Consulting in the Unitech fair which was held as from the 26th Feb till today, the 1st Mar 2010 at Octave Wiehe Auditorium, Reduit.

    Mauritius Blog Tracker Yashvin 2010

  • Rodney Bay at the island's north end is one of the most-developed tourist areas, home to the island's longest beach, Reduit.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • Jean-Claude Autrey, Plant Pathology Division, Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute, Reduit (germplasm)

    Chapter 11 1993

  • Azad M. Osman, School of Agriculture, University of M.uritius, Reduit

    Chapter 11 1993

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