CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 53

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system, might be extended to

must suffer,

-suffer, and struggling be promoted, by secrecy

Commerce

Articles

Marbling

mcx Franchises of shopping & Shopping marketing, as subservients.

to the purposes at once of Clonomes

and Police – Or heavier direct taxation :

– A

more equitable, British rule, would be lighter to the

Chinese than their

Sales

the addition of irregular "agunzing": Your Lordship mentioned grounds-Cuts and - rents (with the addition perhaps of Land, of the produce of Sales of Land in fee simple) as a productive

of Revenue. Sineapore,

source.

already observed, yields considerable income in judicial fees and fines

I have premised all these

various sources of income, under the obvious impression that

Fees &

trade. direct duty upon articles of rake.

objection

present exemplars,

tele

Sincapore, our foreign trade flourishes rapidly

as a

free port.

A duty on Chinese Exports would

be a tax

the Consumer at

at home; and

are on

English.

Imports would be in addition to the Chinese duty. As regards

Tea, it seems

worthy of

a brief consideration how far it might

be possible to lessen the home

duty on

the lowest (say Black)

Tea, to 1/6, or 1/-.

Dco Azz

increased

trade will be required to

orch

otvrt

provide returns for Exports from hence; and the lately diminished duties on Coffee and Chocolate operate,

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51 system, might be extended to l must suffer, -suffer, and struggling be promoted, by secrecy Commerce Articles Marbling mcx Franchises of shopping & Shopping marketing, as subservients. to the purposes at once of Clonomes and Police – Or heavier direct taxation : – A more equitable, British rule, would be lighter to the Chinese than their th Sales the addition of irregular "agunzing": Your Lordship mentioned grounds-Cuts and - rents (with the addition perhaps of Land, of the produce of Sales of Land in fee simple) as a productive of Revenue. Sineapore, source. ad already observed, yields considerable income in judicial fees and fines I have premised all these various sources of income, under the obvious impression that Fees & trade. direct duty upon articles of rake. objection present exemplars, tele Sincapore, our foreign trade flourishes rapidly as a free port. A duty on Chinese Exports would be a tax on the Consumer at at home; and are on English. Imports would be in addition to the Chinese duty. As regards Tea, it seems worthy of a brief consideration how far it might be possible to lessen the home duty on the lowest (say Black) Tea, to 1/6, or 1/-. Dco Azz increased trade will be required to orch otvrt provide returns for Exports from hence; and the lately diminished duties on Coffee and Chocolate operate,

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51 system, might be extended to l must suffer, -suffer, and sunuggling be promoted, by secery Commerce Articles Marbling mcx Frauches of shopping & Shopping marketing, as subservients. to the purposes at once of Clonomes and Police – Or heavier direct taxation : – A unoter equitable, British rule, would bee lighter to the Chinese than their th Sales the addition of irregular "agunzing":" Your Lordship mentioned grounds-Cuts and - rents ( with the addition puchaps Land. of the produce of Sales of Lond in fee simple ) as a productive of Remmer. Sine apore, source. ad already obverved, yields considerable income in judicial fees and fines I have premised all these various sources. of nicome, under the obvious impression that Fees & trade. dirist duty upon artides of rake. objection present exemplars, tele Sincapore, our foresen flourishes rapidly Deo a free port. A duty on behinisce Exports would lee a tax Arr the Consumer at at home; and are ove English. Imports would be in addition to the Chinese duty. As regards Jea, it sens. worthy of D breve co consideration how far it might be possible to lessen the home duty on :the lowest (way Black) Seas, to 1/6, or 1, Dco Azz increased trade will be required to orch otvrt provide retions for Cexports from hence ; and the Latety diminished duters on loffer and Chocolate operate,

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system, might be extended to

must suffer,

-suffer, and sunuggling be promoted, by secery

Commerce

Articles

Marbling

mcx Frauches of shopping & Shopping marketing, as subservients.

to the purposes at once of Clonomes

and Police – Or heavier direct taxation :

– A

unoter equitable, British rule, would bee lighter to the

Chinese than their

Sales

the addition of irregular "agunzing":" Your Lordship mentioned grounds-Cuts and - rents ( with the addition puchaps Land. of the produce of Sales of Lond in fee simple ) as a productive

of Remmer. Sine apore,

source.

already obverved, yields considerable income in judicial fees and fines

I have premised all these

various sources. of nicome, under the obvious impression that

Fees &

trade. dirist duty upon artides of rake.

objection

present exemplars,

tele

Sincapore, our foresen flourishes rapidly

Deo a

free port.

A duty on behinisce Exports would

lee a tax

Arr

the Consumer at

at home; and

are ove

English.

Imports would be in addition to the Chinese duty. As regards

Jea, it sens.

worthy of

D breve co

consideration how far it might

be possible to lessen the home

duty on

:the lowest (way Black)

Seas, to 1/6, or 1,