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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