three which would have.
more
than
trebled the amount that has been.
in
actually paid for compensation, as observed the second report of the Committee, forwarded in my previous Despatch. Inclosure No.2 is a copy of the Committee's Minute in which, 50 Dollars per Mow is recommended... as the purchase price in perpetuity; and Inclosure #3 contains information obtained from the Provincial Treasurer of Canton, that the price of Second-rate land in China is 30 Taels, or above 40 Dollars per Mow.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
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