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N. 53, of 1845.

Incloure N. 2 in Despatch

Report

1th Mary, 18h5.

year 1844.

"Blue" "Book" for then

Searetury, accompanying from the Colonial

38

Board of Trade

Remarks

upon.

the Native Trade-

of Hong Hong-

from 14. April 1844 - 16th April 1865.

Captain. Millist - when taking posession. of this Settend, anticipated that the commerce- formerly carried on at Lintin, Napsuymoon- and Kamsingmom-

would be concentrated

under the British flag

harbour... Doe

even-

at this

spacious

anticipated great-

additions from fanton itself and the various

ports to the North ract. This

under the

was natural

supposition, that the trading connexions with this Country, after all

the attempts to improve them, would

revert to the

same

before, and that as

as a

exclusive

long

ao

as

system China existed

ted [

whole, no alterations could be expected-

from its antinational policy.

The