LG T
536
The Land Rents in Hong Hong are higher, and the Leaves more seve.
than m
seve ely stringent any other fort of the is ort.
to enable us to pay these Per to we must have Trade
this can
by Chinese settling among
only be obtained
who will
es,
exchange our Goods, for the foreductions of the various parts of the Empire, with which they may
be connected
fo
induce them to settle freely in the Colony
they
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have
only
to be satisfied
satisfied that
lenient, and
under British protection, they will
be ruled
lesby
Laivs more
regulations less corrupt than theirown.
under mch
A
change of circumstances Kong I feel convinced Rong Hone would become, what its carly settlers expected
the greatest Emporium of Commerce
in the East,
I have the Honour to be
stir
Your
most Client Humble Servant
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