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Pite can be ho doubt, but the Geographical pration of the island does afford a basis of operations, and that a considerable Amconut does exist. The undersigned,
however, pintures with all respect to pont
out that a comparison of the figure, pron by Eir Thomas bade, on page 3 o op Emmand paper 2716 Chemia No 2
(1880) Chond Mät not more than 3,38
3,35-7
parents of opism (leaving och lacas
which takes up a large quantity ) caw be smuggled siti Chria from Hughing.
The cornue on that, u. 1876, would
have been less than $300,000.
In 1875-
There
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There were left wh Sting King 21, 670
peents of the whole import _ In the priancial years 1878-1876. The Hoppe admitted collecting duly on what Qir
Thomas loade extruale = precuts 10, 813
of that amount. Fir Thoma, wade_ also allows 4,500 pecuts for Hongling
borking for export and local und - thulat Me The Governor's figures would lead to the
s'
Conclusion that only 340 Cheats were- boiled or prepared here. Ho kelleney States that the payment of the lax by The Opruim Farmer
of $205,000 15 an
ad valorind lax of more than looper
Clut