Financial Point of View: There is not a 100-apparent-prospect of Any Wong holding any ...
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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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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
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the veale avoi
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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
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The Mackels, Simcences,
fines, and feed of every descriptions
say
realise hereafter about £1000-
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per annum : The levy of or tonnage.
duty
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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
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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.
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ment will sauction the
introduction of Opicere unto China:
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