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Moury of this Colony, unless other parties interested contributed also, as the Chinese and Japanese Governme
ments and the Imperial Government of Great Britain, the live first profiling largely by their foreign
trade, and the last die
enormaQ
Seven
aw
drawing. from that of China
and Japon, equal to ten times the
Imperial expenditure incurred on
all services employed
6.
these Corntries.
I remarsted however that if the British Goonument at Singapore
and the French at Saigon
go
willing far te
to contribute, the fact would induce this Government to offer
similar assistance.
On the subject of the monopoly
7.
for a
leim
of ayears Captain Forbes that there were
points
I mentioned to
legal
lin
ti be considered in connu
er the
with private shore- rights, which private rights might endanger security of the monopoly
8.
Captain Forbes has been in communication, which he represents
as
satisfactory, with MW! Wait who succeeded Mr Gay
Tay as Inspector Gennal
of
of Maritime Customs in the service the Emperor of China, it being advisable, in Captam Porbes' opinion to make certain of the sanction of the mperial Government of China; and this it may
be in certain places where