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A Form of Government was organised, a Chief Magistrate, and Harbour Master were appointed. 50 lots of land were sold in 1841, to Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co., Macgowan, Dent & Co., Fox Rawson & Co., Innes-Lindsay and various other persons, the annual rent of which amounted to £3224. Each lot was required to have a building erected within six months of the appraised value of $1000; and a deposit of $500 was required to be lodged with the treasurer as a security for the performance of this engagement.
Building commenced with great spirit; the Government spent very large sums of money on the island, and the harbour was filled with ships and transports. The island has now had a fair trial of more than three and a half years. We shall inquire what progress it has made.
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On taking possession of Hong Kong it was found to contain about 1500 inhabitants scattered over 20 fishing villages.
The requirements of the fleet, and troops, the demands for labour to make roads, and houses, and the servants of Europeans increased the number of inhabitants, and in March 1847 the number was counted at 19,361. In April 1841 the number of Chinese on the island is computed at 19000, including about 1000 females, children, servants, and slaves.
There were 97 gambling houses, and several opium shops. After six years and a half of continued settlement, there is not one respectable Chinese inhabitant to be found.
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A Form of Govenment was organised, × Chif Murgistrate, and Haz-Master re were appointed 7 50 Sets of land
in
were sold
cis alive 1841, to mess?! Jurdive Mathesion 160 Deutsl, Macticar Co-
Ho
Fox Rawson &C. Inxmmer-Lindsay s and various other persons, the annual rent of sluch amorented to £3224. Euch lot was required to have a building. exected within disk mouths of the appraised value of $1000; and
Je deposit of $500, was required to lodged with the treasurer as a sequit
a
security
& greet
for the performance of this engagement :
Building
Commenced with ge spuit ; the Government spent very large ruins of money on the island, and the harbor was I felled inthe ships
fear; has now-had a fair trial of than three and a half years. We shatt inquere ir hat progress it has made
and transports. The island
sie
in population.
jvad
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On taking possesion of Hong King it -
as found to contauvabout 1500 inhabitants
:scattered over 20 fishing truslets, a
sillages.
The requ
requirevcients of the fleet, rud
trips, the demands for laburns to
ofe
erall
make roads, and houses, and the servant Europea vas marcased the Hunter. of intrabitants, and in Inworth 1847 she wen mumbered at 19361. In Apect
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the
number of Chinese the island is computed at
19000,
aust pure plan 1000
and childow.
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97
ales attendant
females
slaves, and
31 brottiel, 8
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after shite years, and a half cmimbe
=rupted settlement- there is not one
respectable Chinese-mhabitaut
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the
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