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was not so productive as was
anticipated in the
year 1858 the defalcation is principally attributable to the flight from the Colony of as large a number of Chinese, estimated at not less than twenty-five thousand,
and this exodus is
of attention
J
us
especially worthy showing the immense
influence exercised by the mandarins of the continent upon the Chinese
population—be broken until the Chinese
nor will that influence
Inhabitants of Hongkong can disassociate themselves from the power of Clanchip, and secure their families and relatives who reside in China from the persecution of the Authorities.
The Chinese Contracta was an
307
those
umn thou
amon
who fled and though his security
compelled to
And
given
pay
1
the amount for which he bond, it was necessary
to
make concessions to the new Contractor
at a final loss to the Revenue of about
£950.
likely
07.
This source of income is
to increase with the increase in the number of the Chinese in the Colony. While this Despatch was being written, Tenders for the Opium Farm have been received, and the highest for the current year is £6,842.10.—nearly equal to the highest
24.
As
in 1858.
regards
the Munkat'
Ordinance I cannot attribute to its