CO129-015 - Others - 1845 — Page 156

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Bemarks.

choice, as now admitted,

very

Sir My Pottinger whettinger.

terested person who tries. If the hoopla in quite sure",

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Remarks . Chuson is prot burthened with an

ipsiste

Beichbettlaces, his between atenall strughout the froncretained, Unniussarily large Civil. Extatt would

the morn

fived thriving Agrinte incapable of produbing sufficent ford wereitsundig uton would pay all its exprices the fact me: ou to sustaire its inhabitants for one should song expenses in

expenses could carity Contributo 2/6

Flation

day, prototourmanding "strongthong. & England for head Gearly – £12000 to £25000 p

nothing-boot wen the maith of the Cantore river, _ totally unconne -_ted with the tea trade, devoid of European

ascor

Native Commerce,-

with a the wing, dissolute, piralital population, & disadvantageonely Situated at the southend end of thema

conpared with alarge, fortite Salubrious, beautiful island, richly cultivated, _ guilding abundance fffood & useful prodube, -Admira

by adapted ade consunrcialentre. pot for trade with jassen, Corea, Mant. chourin, Northern Mental Chinatte

ding

the entrainery the great Yough akany river, there

Jay fore preeminently advan for securing

peace with China, conti-_- four to the richest, most Civilzed, & deusely peopled dictreets, possessed in italfo

unding Archifectafs & us prauful, Civil, indus- - trious, intelligent Agrienttural & comm_ Mercial popitation fittest for Christian Avilization, & most advantageously silents at the Central part of the Courth live of an Empire 2000miles long.

in the currouil

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has not one respectable

or indipendent Chinese; they are all pudding Traders, working coolles erratic theiner Apirates. Even with the aid of enormously high land rents deri ved from Clossencer for beiüldügter Lafter.

immeente Gout expenditure

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for the last four years, it will be dif- ficult if not impossible to raise Continuously £10000 to £15000 per an as you trentiime; to this the expected

building Fent from

lots coustitutes

twoords. The Pollia Police Magt

expenses alone

Marly Bloomfur

large

Namun, athis there is

farrison Emsplan & Natives, ta flicke of Shißßer offer in the harbour- At Chuseir The Police expenses

are not £500-affin

The Curt Cost of Hougtong is the Mily about. about £50.00 per Authe £1500 to £200,000. The Naval crearly £100,000 then low computationettier litterly leseless rock drains fromthes British Exchequer about quarterfa Filing Pter An - without being of the slightest advantage to England

Million

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