CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4] — Page 288

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A rapid attempt to lay out imports in an incipient state of things might discourage settlers, and do serious injury. The progress made during the last winter is quite striking - numbers of really fine houses have risen in all directions, and as roads and communications are completed, and the drainage carried out, the capabilities of the place, with all its natural difficulties, will altogether surpass the first expectation.

With reference to the question of the prospects of commerce, it is clear that a place which has no productions can exchange nothing in trade; but the finest harbour in the world (as many naval officers pronounce it) and a free port, must render it in time an entrepôt. It is especially available for warehousing native goods. Even produce, the numerous valleys on the south side (by far the finest part of the Island) to which a road has been nearly completed,

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A rapid attempt to lay out imports in an incipient state of things might discourage settlers, and do serious injury. The progress made during the last winter is quite striking - numbers of really fine houses have risen in all directions, and as roads and communications are completed, and the drainage carried out, the capabilities of the place, with all its natural difficulties, will altogether surpass the first expectation. With reference to the question of the prospects of commerce, it is clear that a place which has no productions can exchange nothing in trade; but the finest harbour in the world (as many naval officers pronounce it) and a free port, must render it in time an entrepôt. It is especially available for warehousing native goods. Even produce, the numerous valleys on the south side (by far the finest part of the Island) to which a road has been nearly completed,
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rapid attempt to lay

imports in

an

on

incipient state

of things night discourage

and do

settlers, and

The progress

serious injury.

made during

the last winter is quite

striking - Mumbers of really

fine houses have risen

in

all directions.

and as

roads

/

and

are

Communications.

completed, and the leverage carried out, the capabilities. of the place, with all its natural difficulties, will altogether surpass the first expectation._

third

With reference to the

question, the prospects

of

233

of Commerce, it is clear that

place which has no

productions cow

exchange

nothing in trade; but the finest harbour in the world (as many

Naval

officers pronounce it ) and free Port, must render

it in time an

entrepôt.

greah It is especially

available for warehousing

as to native

goods. Even produce, the numerous

vallies

on

the South side

(by for the finest part of the Island) to which à

has been nearly

road

completed,

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