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houses to establish themselves at
the Colony, junts might obtain passes, wh. W. Free them to their port of destination, or insourds as the case
may be; but as matters
tand the "com" expect two, impossibilities, porstly mat wh clear from Frongkong
of all ourveillance until their arrival
oh? be free at their fort of destination - they say nothing about those who are bound for the Colony
recondly that the
Chinese
g sec
good sh? view the trace of Hongkong in the same light as they & free it from all disabilities.-
Z
72 is unnecessary D. never be & the sooner the difference
Many
that this in the positions is understood the more probability there is of coming to an unbiased judgment.
As regards the prints trace of the Colony being seriously injured, unquestionably the contraband portion
Z iz is
likely to be 20,
am not aware that that affords
matter for regret : on the contrary, if the Colony
consnete of their own
interests instead of those of a number of Chinese who make the Colony
a basis for their operations & tathe no manner of interest in its prosperity except so far as affects Tremselves, tess &
wd
they muggling
geing there
that the
was the
better & sounorer word be the trade & the more respectable the class of Chinese trackers who resert to it. This however is a
ques
Zon economy who need not be discusrech
of political here. - The fears of the Compt are before me & I confess I hardly
In the first place
share in them
20h.
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during the past year 1873 the funks who arrived at trongthong,
may be called " inwards"," amounted to 27,049 in mumber of 1,739598 tons measurement; This was agst 28, 340 of 1871810
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matter