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agent in Parliament Street, Contemplate Setting up in that Colony. Machinery for grinding Forkland Cement:
the clinker, or material as it comes from the kiln, being imported from this Country I presume that it is Expected that the lowness of local rates for labour and the high price which Cement Commands in the Colony
will enable this business to be carried on at a Considerable profit, if only large orders Can be secured.
2. The material letter is M. King's of the 30th July in which he requests that The sample barrel of clinker may be addressed to;
James Orange Esq CE. Hong Kong.
by adding "It does not matter what line of steamers it goes by, and let them pay the freight at the other end, but be sure that Your name is not on the cask, in case anyone out there should find out what we are doing and that we don't want"
3. Mr James Orange is the Resident Engineer of the