CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847 — Page 84

Board of Trad

made at thoughar, kuupps, toodhouses, Amoy, & Hong kong" whereby

we might defend in our own Port as the channel of our trade of the Souths of Clicca, in place of Cantor & each a measure Thumbly think would not only be of fostering importance to Bin't: Interests, but would rapidly convert that Colony into the most valuable how popepion of the last. If it should not be expedient for H. M. Ministers at once to make the considerable reduction in Tex duty which is prayed for in some quarters. I take leave to submit the following as a scale of reduction which may be convenient to the Revenue, & of service to the public viz : from the above four Cheniere Ports & from Hongkong

duty

on teas cuffed

after 5th of April 1848 @@ i/o prieto

1849@ 1/6

1850 @ 1/40 1854 @ 1/at 185207

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4. Kielceforward - But should it not be convement to make any reduction at present thew I would take the liberty to suggest for the sake of the important objects required that an additional deity of sopret this present 2/2 1/4 1 lb dould be buried

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all dead stiffed in the Canton River

after the 5th of April 1848.

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opopinion that so far from the Chinese Authorities taking unbrage

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- De Shipments from Cantos bring

is dealt with, they would welcome

such a measure

as relerving them

from the insurmountable difficulters

of their position, wiz : their intere

out as

regards

Canton

wakility to carry the Irratios and agreements with Britain for Trade and reaidruer at that part, in consegurner of the

inoteat offraction of the populass