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Financial Point of View: There is not a 100-apparent-prospect of Any Wong holding any ...

Mony it is not apparent that Any Wong will hold any ...

Government. The limited size, and nature of the island; the rocky nature; the absence of agriculture, principally or concerns; and the fluctuating character of the population and the type of a juvenile population raised to sustain the Establishment, are factors that have been adopted, and which indeed it is.

The regular revenue available is far from being adequate to meet the present or prospective wants of the island community: hence for years the wants of the island community have not been met.

Under the most favorable circumstances, where revenue may possibly be obtained from the rest of the sources, it is estimated that £5000 may be raised from sales, licenses, fines, and fees of every description, which may realise hereafter about £1000 per annum.

The levy of a tonnage duty would not yield more than £500 to £1000 a year: if it did not drive the ships that now enter the harbor away, it is not probable that vessels would pay tonnage merely to call for orders, as they can lie in Macao roads and have daily communication with Hong Kong.

A registration license for each male Chinese resident on the Island might, if there is a stable respectable class of inhabitants in the Colony, produce £500 to £1000 a year. Neither auction duties, sales of ships, nor any of the other ordinary sources of taxation would, under present circumstances, yield any revenue worth consideration.

The idea that the Chinese Government will sanction the introduction of Opium into China is ...

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Financial Point of View: There is not a 100-apparent-prospect of Any Wong holding any ... Mony it is not apparent that Any Wong will hold any ... Government. The limited size, and nature of the island; the rocky nature; the absence of agriculture, principally or concerns; and the fluctuating character of the population and the type of a juvenile population raised to sustain the Establishment, are factors that have been adopted, and which indeed it is. The regular revenue available is far from being adequate to meet the present or prospective wants of the island community: hence for years the wants of the island community have not been met. Under the most favorable circumstances, where revenue may possibly be obtained from the rest of the sources, it is estimated that £5000 may be raised from sales, licenses, fines, and fees of every description, which may realise hereafter about £1000 per annum. The levy of a tonnage duty would not yield more than £500 to £1000 a year: if it did not drive the ships that now enter the harbor away, it is not probable that vessels would pay tonnage merely to call for orders, as they can lie in Macao roads and have daily communication with Hong Kong. A registration license for each male Chinese resident on the Island might, if there is a stable respectable class of inhabitants in the Colony, produce £500 to £1000 a year. Neither auction duties, sales of ships, nor any of the other ordinary sources of taxation would, under present circumstances, yield any revenue worth consideration. The idea that the Chinese Government will sanction the introduction of Opium into China is ...
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Financial Point of View: There

"Mony

it 100-apparent-prospect of Any Wong

el

un golding any

ریعے مجھے رسے کیا تم کویر

jebtru a dequate

Mall Quil

Government. The limited size, and

nature of the island;

the

rocky

accerfadtuiest

absence of agriculture, prinie

or concernroos; oud she fluctuating

predators

forlid

strarocter of the population

id the trope of aw juvene paised to sustance of

Establishment, en

adopted, and which indeed it,

being.

regular

lar Gece :

the veale avoi

· is far.

bequed

the present.

or prospective,

munnuity:

heuce

years

wants of the island comum

Under the most. 1. favorable ecicumstances

where

may possibly

be obtained from the rest of the

£5000

building bound from £se les pro

a

The Mackels, Simcences,

fines, and feed of every descriptions

say

realise hereafter about £1000-

hor-

+

03-

per annum : The levy of or tonnage.

duty

81

would not speld more than #500 to £1000 $aw: if it did mot dive

the ships that now cuter the

every hailor: it is put probable that ressels

would pay sabsence of tou merely to

Calt

for

Inaear

orders show they

can lie iv.

Nacar poods and daily communic with Hong Kong.. A régistiction license for each male Chineserresidens

she Island- might if there i

a suove respectable class of inhabitants in the Colony produces Sh00 to £1000 a year, neither. Auction duties, Slaips or any of the other ordinary sources of

datation, would, under present. circumstancest, gold.

1, yield any

worth consideration.

The idea that the Chinese.

Goverment.

+

ment will sauction the

introduction of Opicere unto China:

30

aj

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