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ENCLOSURE
C. O.
188
23503
With reference to the Mission of Lord Chartis
Beresford.
to China, this Chamber, haoni - considered the situation, political and commer
cial, wish to record the folowing opinions and
recommendations: –
1 . _ In the interests of Commerce it is vitally necessary
that
the position of the Colency of Hing thing as the natural creblet and focus for the trade of the Seve Kevery provinces should never be lost sight of an considering
sedering any claims to "Epheres of "That may
be put forward. influence that.
the
he future.
either.
or now orin.
2 . - Henghing, through aline of railway, conructing first with leanton and eventualley with Nanthow and her onster relies Wichang and Har
a position to directly tap the very heart of commercial China
Magang,
is in a
estima
3. The trade of Hongthing, now roughlye estiraled at some
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may, when the river opened and the railway
fifty millions sterling per annum. "ways of Boush China are
ghaze Valley becomes be expected to expand immensely.
4-
The
it does half-way
An
to the
accomplished fact, reasonably
geographient situation of Hongthing, lying half way between India and Japan, on the very borders of one of the most populons promnices of Chima
and at the mouth of one of the greatest systems of iritand Navigation in Asia, is of supreme miportance to British
Frade
any scheme or policy that loves ever partial sight of it unique advantages ought not to commend Etself to the attention of the British Government
and
5 . _ That ; Mowever important the trade of the United Mirigdoms