CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 221

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lithographed for presentation to the Tublic Military Departments and, circulation to the Engineer stations.

I have the honor to acquaint that the Master General Beard approve of your Recommendation, and

you

• Request you

will cause the views to be.

lithographed accordingly, for which

propose they

you.

arc

herewith Returned to

I am to add that in addition

to the Fublic Military Departments, the Master General and Board propose to present copies of the views to the, British Aluscum.

Dr Geographical Society.

United Service Institution.

Bibliothèque du Roi, Paris, V- Dépôt de in Guerre-

(Touclopy)

Maine

Shave the honor, Yer (Signed) R. Bykam2

3 Ne 31.

Civil

Compton.

Revenue.

Copy

to Committee

My Lord,

030 khong hong

216

Victoria, Hongtrong...

13th March, 18417.

I have the hour to forward herewith.

the Third Blue Book of the Colony of

Houghong, being for the Year

The last exhibited.

au

1846.

improvement.

in the Revenue from £9,534 to £22,242-

The

One shews an increase-

present. One shews

from the

lact named sum to £27,047. It would be

eary to augment

this

amount, but I have

always kept in view the importance of leaving the Trade of the place entirely unfettered. To this end, I have not cren imposed a Tonnage duty on shipping, and have abstained from bringing into operation

Ordinance which

was

The Right Hounable,

The Earl Grey,

to.

to.

drawn

up for imposing

te.

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