CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 54

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pro-laulo

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only to kint

b

at a Tonnage duly, equal to, dond

hal letown that

provided by the tariff for the

Chinese ports. As ships musts =

theese in the other forts; it pay would not be worse, com =

- paratively, to pay

Mein at-

Honghong; and the advantages

Barchanses, &, before

of

Zilin

tioned, would be counter.

circumstances. The

کی

railing Chinees tonnage duty of Mace, or about If a ton would,

yield of £7,500 – I have some

on 50,000 Jons, a Revenue

Reason

to luline that

the Dock and

Harbour.

Harbour dues paid by Ships

not

52

in the

Port of London de aut altogether much fall that of the eate in question;

and at

-

Hong Kong, all pilotage would be avoided by Saps entering

in

there

preferences to the Canton Kevin.

I cannot hope, my lord, that

This hasty

and crude shekh, within

the narrow limits of lime, ne

nece purity

prescribed, will be of much use to the Government; but if the

+ if the energy

of any sentiments on the subjort should have betrayed me into any

strength of exprepson.

unsuited to the

occasion. I am persuaded that it with be attributed to any

Chan

A

any thing

eather

want of due respect for Jour