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first recufied, there was and impression England, that it

would become the Lite or

entrepôt of an almost unlimits

hade, execeding that

that of any other Colonial Port

in the British Dominions. It

Seems now

to be toberably certain, that this will not_ be the case. That the Lade, whatever its amount, will be principally carried on five Parts, and that Hong Kong will be chiefly important

as

a

at the

print d'Affire, for the

probation

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protection of that Trade, and to

a cestami extest,

the Mereartite Establishe

Site

of the

ments.

as the Central

But this view of the case

affects the principles

which

the Sacration of Hong Kong is

to be conducted, because

considering the fuble hold which it now has

Frade, it m

that

may

on

the Chine

be assermed

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any precipitate or

cessive Taxation would at

destion that hold,

aud.

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either send the Merchants

back