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Commercial Report

Synopsis of

bluna

for

H. M. Government

R.M. Martin

China

1844-45

Memorandum.

In the 12th Minute, M. E. Gladstone.

Colony

Hong Kong cannot be viewed as Emporium

Commercial

By reason of its limited size, barren structures, rocky, and its incapacity of producing any of the necessaries of life for the consumption of even a small population, and under any circumstances cannot be expected to afford any considerable revenue towards the payment of its own expenses.

By reason of its disadvantageous geographical position; - from the far greater facilities for trade afforded by Canton & by other ports and places in China; - by the distance from any populous or productive territory; - by the poverty and piratical character of the adjacent islanders & inhabitants, and the total absence of an import or export trade of any kind after nearly five years occupation & a very large governmental & private expenditure, and as further demonstrated, by the Americans, Parsees, Chinese Merchants or even shop keepers with the smallest pretension to respectability.

[Merchants' Memorial to Lord Stanley - China 13th Aug. 1845]

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Commercial ReportSynopsis oforblunaforH. M. GovernmentR.M. MartinChina1844-45Memorandum.In the 12th Minute, M. E. Gladstone.ColonyHong Kong cannot be viewed as EmporiumCommercialBy reason of its limited size, barren structures, rocky, and its incapacity of producing any of the necessaries of life for the consumption of even a small population, and under any circumstances cannot be expected to afford any considerable revenue towards the payment of its own expenses.By reason of its disadvantageous geographical position; - from the far greater facilities for trade afforded by Canton & by other ports and places in China; - by the distance from any populous or productive territory; - by the poverty and piratical character of the adjacent islanders & inhabitants, and the total absence of an import or export trade of any kind after nearly five years occupation & a very large governmental & private expenditure, and as further demonstrated, by the Americans, Parsees, Chinese Merchants or even shop keepers with the smallest pretension to respectability.[Merchants' Memorial to Lord Stanley - China 13th Aug. 1845]

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Commercial Report

Synopsis of

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for

H. M. Government

R.M. Martin

Chiria

1844745

Memorandum.

trong trong

132

In the 12 Hrible M. EXladstone.

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Colony

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and

Hong Kong cannot be

viewed as Emporium

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Commercial

By reason of its limited size

barren structures,

rocky, biti

incapacity of producing any

of the necessaries of life for the

consumption of even

and

under

any

orre

day

circumstances

cannot be expected to afford

any

considerables revenue towards

the payment of its own

pentes

By reason of its disadvantagens geographical position; - from the far greater facilities for trade afforded by Canton & by other ports and places in China; _ by

the distance from

any populous or productive territory;- by the poverty and peratical character of the adjacent islanders & inhabitants,

the total absence of an

import or export hade of any kind' after nearly five years occupation & a very large governmental & private expenditures, and as further demonstrated, by the Americans, Parsees" Chinese Merchants

or even shop keepers with the smallest pretention to

[öllerchants Memorial to Lord

Stanley - China 13th Aug± 184,5]

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