10
hard labour
a re
exemplary.
"The fisheries have been extended,
and it is much to be regretted particulars cannot be given. The
account of not being kept. The
account of the smacks, on
being here exposed to the
extortions of mandarins, prefer Stanley and Aberdeen to native harbours, and their
agents who supply them with rice and other
necessaries, find
it more advantageous to live
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540
Chinese Government, interfering with vessels came to the port: Instead of insisting
that upon carrying Treaty, in regard
to the Supplementary
- junks that come here
no notice whatsoever is taken of them. "Whilst our hopes in
regard to the
future trade of native vessels at Hongkong
cannot be very sanguine,
we need not despair,
for there exists a progressive improvement; and could a stop be put to piracy, the
under the British flag than take upon
themselves the responsibility
Government.
responsibility their
imposes upon them, and the
consequent Liability of paying heavy fines,
if the fishing craft they have secured commit
outrages. "The exportation of salt fish to the interior from the above two places has been very large; as it is an article of food of which the poorest partake, there is a
During this
instance occurred, to
year constant demand.
not one single
any recollection, of the
junks would bring
more valuable cargoes
than they have hitherto ventured to do
th
Victoria, 27th Feb. 1849.
(Signed)
Charles Gutzlaff
Chinese Secretary.
1 True Copy
Colonial Secretary.