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brought up by the Farmer, charged- with defrauding him, but in all

the Silling Magistrate

revenue.

CALLI

must call two others chosen fromt the Merchants to investigate. the case, who always see full justice

among

done. Upon the whole the

Systems

it has not

works well at Singapore; been found to injure the general trade of the place as it has done

here; if it did, it would be given up,

no

the great object Sir Stamford. Raffles

view

had in vivo in founding Singapore.

" the extension of British Commerce in that Quarter . has always been kept- steadily in

in view by the Government.

In conclusim

demark that it is

tee

anay evident that

if more

e sevenae

very than

is

now got from

the land be required, it must be

Raised

"

335

1

Caised in some

other

way

than by

taxing the trade, for if the present System be pursued it is but too clear there will soon be no trade to tax.

thus ad

We trust our motives in

addressing you

will not be

: misunderstood. We have nothing

at stake in

property

the

Colony;

in it, and have

we own no

22.0

selfish.

or personal ends to serve : We should

like to see Hongking become what

it

was intended to be, an important Commercial station, which we

qve are

satisfied it. never can become while the present policy is pursued, if as is generally supposed, Wie Excellency

is in all his

merely following out strict orders from hame, Contrary probably to his

Opinions, statements like the

present