CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847 — Page 83

Forst. The

of

very unsatisfactory & insecure state

"our interests at Cantos, owing to the hostite feeling of the populare against Foreigners Seconds - The hope entertained by all engaget in our Tracks,

Track, or interested in Hongkong, that

H. M. Ministers will grant measures of relief to the British Trade with fine generally, & to the merchants & otherr connected with that Voland

that in the

I advert to the first point merely to

humble. exprass my

Opinion Eoint of an expedition against Cantons a blockade of that hity would for several cagents censons br the best mode of hostilities, the envot effective & most moriful. I may not presume to go

into militery details but I take leave to amind 4r Lordship that Canton is dependent on the surrounding hater communications & Country, for its cupply of thee, Heel, & Salt, and I am well adiried in stating that the desily use ofthics in that city

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is not less than six hundred thousand callies (each 1/3 th]) Wheat article being the almost exclusive food of the people but however anquestionable the success of $.the forces; and attended as it would be, with a salutary upon to the lawlep part of the Lubabitants; only with fruch reverations can a corlized feeling & treatment towards torei guers, be looked for at Cantow; and the many

treal difficulties & wesuvemences would samain, or be only very fartially removed at heavy cost or outlay by But : Subjects ; and after well weighing these matters, & beg to submit to G Lordship ther following Maggestion which I presume may meet the two poucits under notice viz:

That as by the erolence of the Canton Hob & people, the Treaties & engagements lity have been sendered wall, & as trade or residence at tautou are otteraris surrounded

as regards

of

& their

that

with difficulties, attent place becoming of daily lep importance to both Nations, as a Chancel of trade: That in 1. th. Ministers deeming it fit to make a reduction in the duty on teas, those from Canters should continue Opay the 21/2" /upl itheat any

reduction ebould only be on shipments

made