Persistent price increases in commodities for which there are no effective substitutes will, other things remaining equal, raise the potential rate of inflation over a period of time. This means that either actual inflation or interest rates will be higher than they would be in the absence of such increases.
Although the business of central banking was then relatively unknown in Mauritius, he had clearly understood that it was a noble struggle that requires more self-command, judgment and inner toughness than one would ordinarily imagine. And the nobility lies in the struggle for preservation of what is best for our common life as a people.