120000
Giocas of bloths,
Cloths, in a
the advantages of a free
kve iz
: place possessing all
Port
do
pointedly
merated in your letter.
your letter now under reply,
There is yet scarcely sufficient insiness transacted, likely soon to be transacted, in the bolony, as to justify heavy taxation.
The following Tabular Statement, taken from Official returns, will shew the position of the question,
rmore accura
ately, assuming
what as above stated, we do not think it
would be correct to admit) that the 120,000 Pieces of botton Cloths belong to the Trade of this place.
Import - Trade
Canton for the year 1844 Tonnage 83679 Tons, Value £ 9888828. — Shanghat for half year ending 30th June 1844
6578
L
442,757.
Hongkong for half year ending 30th June 1844
62264
Years
Year's Trade.
133
120.000 Procs bloths, suy to F 6b:000 _
In conclusion while expressing
Sense
of the courtesy of His Excellency
in furnishing
Council, in question,
an e
with the remarks
bed ber
Memorial,
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we cannot but
again laments, that the exsiding Government appears resolved to disregard the deliberate opinions of the whole Mercantile Community, and sacrifice to a falla
lacious appearance of present.
prosperity the just claims of the colonists and the real Interests of the settlement.
We have, dc.
Victoria, 29th August, 1840.
(Signed) Alert Matheson
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True Copy
George T. Paraine
Gilbert Smith.
Crawford Herr
Maine offy Colonial Secretary.
Committee