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The statement of the Commerce carried on. The principal English Firm, that of Jardine and Matheson, is chiefly engaged in the smuggling of Opium along the coast, and a smuggling trade is also carried on in Salt, which is prohibited to foreigners as an import. A surprising improvement has taken place during the last year in the Chinese Shops. The Colonial Almanac, of which I have directed two copies to be forwarded, contains a list of three hundred and eighty-eight Retail Dealers, in addition to the three Government Markets.
A principal obstacle to the commerce of the place is the system of Piracy which infests the approaches from the East and West; but measures which are now in progress for checking this (and which shall be reported hereafter) will, I trust, have a tendency to remedy the evil. Any local measures would be useless previous to the receipt of the Vice-Admiral's Commission, which is daily expected by the Mail Steamer.
My previous Despatches will have shown that the small quantity of level land available in the Colony for agriculture must always restrict this branch of productive industry within narrow bounds; but the few valleys which are to be found will probably be devoted to the growth of market vegetables rather than Rice, which can always be imported by Shipping. A better prospect exists for securing an internal supply of Bullocks for the use of the Commissariat. Pasture... endeavours are...
I regret to state (as before observed) that I perceive no immediate prospect...
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statement of the Commerce carried on. principal English Firm, that of Jardine and Matheson, is chiefly engaged in the smuggling of Opium along the boast, and a smuggling Frade is also carried on in Salt, which is prohibited to
to foreigners as an Impint. A surprising improvement has taken place during the last year
- in the Chinese Shops . The Colonial Almanac, of which I have directed two copies to be forwarded, contains List of three hundred and eightyeight.
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( and which shall be reported hereafter)
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will I trust have a tendency to remedy. the evil. Any local measures would be useless previous to the receipt of the Vice= Adonirally Commision, which is daily. expected by the Mail Steamer.
My previous Despatches will have
shown that the small.
6 quantity of level. land available in the Colony for agriculture must always restrict this branch of productive industry within narrow bounds; but the few pallies which are to be found will probably be devoted to the growth of market vegetables rather than Rice, which can always be imported by Shipping. A better prospect exists for
- making to secure an internal supply of Bullocks for the use of the Commissariat.
Pasture, and endeavours are,
I regret to state, (as before observed), that I perceive no immediate prospect
will
of
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