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with the main body of the reports. of the Commercial year (including) the 30 Inst) Acting to little short of 30 millions of pounds

in the whole.

of tea, chargeable with a duty to the Public, of about £3,000,000.

Jabove L

that the single

Ishaped ing proceedings

On that occasion upon the perception. of effecting there bare objects, with the necessary Requisites of Clarity (involving outlay of public & private money at

at least 8 millions Sterling) would temporarily prosper suchin, and make

be

use

of the existing machinery.

But my Lord, Inombtrons

as these interests were, it was by no means for the sake of any considerations

of a merely immediate nature,

that Shame laboured so

nuciously,

and amid a crowd of difficulties,

to maintain our commercial intercourse with this point of the Perfeire. They have always been resting in this respect on the general reasoning, that if the Trade can be kept flowing the our relations with the general Government in of a hostile nature

here

it would daily take new directions, and gain an increasing force, incalculably conducive to our permanent and only substantial Concernments with the Empire. Upon your Lordship's

not

Soundest observation, that it is no

uncil

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