Cour
last ye
that most trouble would
be experienced at Canton, as "Old established habits had there to be
subdued, & Old feelings combated, while it is at the same time the
point furthest
from the
"Court " The Knot of Hong Merchants
is not yet dispersed.
unlimited
heaviness,
I look to the
character
=
command of currency to the security of a
Joint
British colony,
of attraction to the outer site.
as irresistible horrors to draw detterment.
The Chinese artisans & settlers there will not be liable to the heavy licensing tax or dues extorted from them at Macao by their
Mar:
adverse:
darlings, who are superior, dent authorities, to the extretched
Portuguese.
The east commerce
in ch
carried ou
worthy Chinese
long
ex 2
between
the Malay Archipelago the North part of trade, hitherto denied to red, should be now entirely
ly absorbed by Europe and vessels, and Hong Kong lies in their route.
likewise participate in along the
Wen
may great carrying trade. a coast of 900 miles between Canton & Shanghai. The scarcity of Rice in one province is often relieved by the redundancy in another : The Tariff is duty
carrot Rece
t
A
free
Available.
do irrces
of may
It still remains to notice 23 Kut
Conniffed as
be the available sources
A
of
Colonial Revenue revenue at Hong Kong to meet the
civil charges . as
Salt
Spirits
regards the Chinese inhabitants, the most intelligible to them would be what they have been accustomed to as legal dues under their
government.
The necessary article of salt, so largely
used in their food has always
yielded
revenue to China - They have Excise duties on several articles of consumption, and one
on spirits at Hong Kong.
might be levied You pawnbrokers always pay for their
light licensing sys-
Pawnbroking licenses, and a
Shop licensing
Rent of sales
of Land.
system might be extended to most branches of shopping & marketing, As subservient to the purposes at
police- a heavier
of revenue or direct taxation, Under Equitable
British rule, would be lighten to the Chinese than their own
with the
addition of irregular "squeezing" " " __ Your Lord's hip mentioned
ground-rents ( with the addition perhaps of the produce of Sales of land in future)
and c
productive source Singapore, as already
Fees & fines
observed, yields income
of
a considerable
able
injudicial fees.
of fines.
I have premised all these
various sources
of income, under the obvious impression that Commerce must suffer, and
Smuggling
be