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Despite being the wealthiest man in Fiji, Bayly was known for his austere lifestyle, eschewing social life, never marrying and using boxes instead of tables and chairs at home. Having become a millionaire, he used his wealth to set up the J P Bayly Trust in 1954. The trust built a medical centre, the
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