CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 39

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37

well

as to the most

Hong, eligible memus, under the circum:

:: stances of providing revenue to meet the charges of that "Ecstat :

listment.

The Old British factory (British under the East India Company Kestory) at Canton was a Commercial Establishment, precisely analogous to the state of the Indian Presidencies, before they Company yet droguird ce foot of territory, and it was paid by a Commission on the whole British trade.

It therefore will not apply to Hong ty.

The Ching Superintendent's establishment, which followed it, was of a Consular ucture, and it's charges defrayed by Bills on Her Majesty's Treasury.

The imperfect and impracticable state in which its fruections were left by the late Goverennout, both in relation to the Chinese, and to British Subjects, brought despair in 1835, and proved the great cause of the War four years later, while things were growing worse.

Macao - The Portuguese prude Colony of Macao (I know from long acquamitance with it) is rather a beacon to shun, than an example to follow. In fact it is vita portuguese Colony, under the Chinese dre

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37 well as to the most Hong, eligible memus, under the circum: :: stances of providing revenue to meet the charges of that "Ecstat : listment. The Old British factory (British under the East India Company Kestory) at Canton was a Commercial Establishment, precisely analogous to the state of the Indian Presidencies, before they Company yet droguird ce foot of territory, and it was paid by a Commission on the whole British trade. It therefore will not apply to Hong ty. The Ching Superintendent's establishment, which followed it, was of a Consular ucture, and it's charges defrayed by Bills on Her Majesty's Treasury. The imperfect and impracticable state in which its fruections were left by the late Goverennout, both in relation to the Chinese, and to British Subjects, brought despair in 1835, and proved the great cause of the War four years later, while things were growing worse. Macao - The Portuguese prude Colony of Macao (I know from long acquamitance with it) is rather a beacon to shun, than an example to follow. In fact it is vita portuguese Colony, under the Chinese dre
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37 well as to the most Hong, eligible memus, under the circum: :: stances of providing revenue to meet the charges of that "Ecstat : listment. The Old Britiste factory (British under the East India Company Kestory. at Canton was d Commercial Eestablistrument, precisely analogous to the state of the Indian early Presidencies, before they Company yet drogurid ce foot of head as territory, and it was paid by a Commission on the whole British hade. It It therefore will not to Hong Hong. apply to ty The Cling Superintendent's establishment; which followed it. cv ces Superuitrodent vas of a Consular ucture, and it's charges defrayed by Bills on Her Majesty's "peasury. They imperfect and impracticable state in which its fruections unctions were left. by the late Goverennout, both ine relation to the Chuiese, and to lione British Subjects, brought in despair in 1835, and proved the great caused four years later, things in the ve cti Finally worse, while growing of the War. Mason - The Portuguese prude Colony of Macao ( Iknow from long acquamitance with it / is rather a beacon to shun, than an example not to follow. In fact it is vita portuguese Colony, clo the Chines dre
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37

well

as to the most

Hong, eligible memus, under the circum:

:: stances of providing revenue to meet the charges of that "Ecstat :

listment.

The Old Britiste factory (British under the East India Company Kestory. at Canton was d Commercial Eestablistrument, precisely analogous to the

state of the Indian

early

Presidencies, before they Company yet drogurid ce foot of

head as

territory, and it was paid by a Commission on the whole British hade. It

It therefore will not

to Hong Hong.

apply to

ty

The Cling Superintendent's establishment; which followed it.

cv ces

Superuitrodent

vas

of a Consular ucture, and it's charges defrayed by Bills on Her Majesty's "peasury. They imperfect and impracticable state in which its fruections

unctions were

left.

by the late Goverennout, both ine relation to the Chuiese, and to

lione

British Subjects, brought in despair in 1835, and proved the great caused four years later,

things in the

ve cti

Finally worse,

while

growing

of the War.

Mason - The Portuguese prude Colony of Macao ( Iknow from long

acquamitance with it / is rather a beacon to shun, than an example

not

to follow. In fact it is vita portuguese Colony,

clo

the Chines

dre

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