POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Jennifer Nichols, Lucia Sitar,
Megan Kennedy, Alan Goodson, Jennifer Rogers, Joseph Andolina,
Lisa Kupper, Katherine Corey, Robert Hepp and Jeffrey Cotton as
the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:
1.	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA
EQUITY FUND, INC., ABERDEEN ASIA-PACIFIC INCOME FUND, INC.,
ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC., ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS
SMALLER COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC., ABERDEEN CHILE FUND,
INC., ABERDEEN ISRAEL FUND, INC., ABERDEEN INDONESIA FUND, INC.,
ABERDEEN LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND, INC., ABERDEEN SINGAPORE
FUND, INC., THE INDIA FUND, INC., THE ASIA TIGERS FUND, INC.,
ABERDEEN JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC., ABERDEEN GREATER CHINA FUND,
INC., FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND,
and/or FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY FUND (together,
the "Funds"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act;
2.	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority, including without
limitation, completing and filing an application for EDGAR codes
(i.e., CIK and CCC codes); and
3.	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing that, in the opinion of any of such
attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by any of such attorneys-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact may approve in the
discretion of any of such attorneys-in-fact.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
the exercise of any rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of such
attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of
such attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor are the Funds assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Exchange Act.  This Power of Attorney is automatically
revoked with respect to any above-named attorney-in-fact in the
event of such attorney-in-fact's resignation or cessation of
employment with Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by each of the Funds, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 13th day of June 2017.

Signature:  /s/ C. William Maher	Name:  C. William Maher