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,
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._
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With reference to the
question, the prospects
of
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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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