Governor of Hong Kong. Especially
I was
That there exists at home an idea that for local Expenditure in Hong Kong the silver dollar is still worth 4/2d.
tea
something varying an idea that is absolutely erroneous as regards the Governor's real Expenditure. I find. The Gold cost
articles of food about-
"The same as
in England
The silver price is post
double.
all wines
and other
necessaries procured
from England. As personal Expenditure, in The East", where there
is no
cost
by or
fixed price The
all
Articles bought
for The Governor
materially
very
Enhanced, The Chinese
view of
The question was
pithily put to me by
A
silver smith who
demanded double the amount that he had
charged another person
for
a certain article that I acquired to purchase.
On my expostulating he said "you beg...