CO129-018 - Others - 1846 — Page 600

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

of the

3

533

to

the Restrictions at Hong Kong. They; As the "number of about twelve ships have resupied

Cumsingmoon bay

6th. The

ever since.

Consumption, a cy

at Hong Kong for

in a prepared

Chests a day

sols

prepared state, was estimated at 10 as the consumption is now almost entirely local the quantity

as

stated

by the Farmer is only about three-quarters of

D. a chest a day : & taking the price & Chert at $650. which is below the average of last

that the Island has only year, and say

been deprived of the sale of Chests Phag- the circulation thus lost is $1.036,250. -besides as the Merchant cannot sell his

Fron

Opium

on

the Island he has to pay

the Commission which ought to be his own

at Canton, or

Macao:

A

ghly the next sale of the Farm will not in all probability wield its former amount,

Fax upon the at présent it is merely Chinese population, and the Farmer says

o he loves at least $150. a month byct= I consider the loss to the Grown much however beyond the amount it has hitherto considerable portion of produced

the Land Revenue is paid upon empty Houses, and upon Stouses which the present Owners would readily vacate if they could procure Tenants

A

much have the measures

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