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healthy while the troops suffered so extensively. Houghtong is certainly healthier than many parts of India, and under every circumstance, it has been free from the visitations of Cholera.
Education.
I have caused three Chinese Schools to be selected by a Committee, of which the Colonial Chaplain was a member, as the recipients of an allowance of ten dollars a month each from the 1st January according to your Lordship's authority conveyed in despatch 109 of August 10th. One of these will be at Victoria, and the others at the outstations of Aberdeen and Stanley.
The Colonial Chaplain has used praiseworthy exertions towards the education of Children belonging to the lower grades of the European population. He has unfortunately not met with a great deal of support from the resident Europeans, and I have the honor to enclose a representation from him upon this subject in my Despatch 12/26 of December 26th.
The European Shipping, arrived at Victoria during the year 1847, has been returned by the Harbour Master at 694 vessels and 229,465 Tons, a great increase on former years.
The Chinese junks have also increased considerably, having amounted to 50,058 Tons, and this in spite of the interpolation in Article 13 of the Chinese Copy of the Supplementary Treaty. The Imports in Chinese vessels consist principally of Sugar, Alum, Sulphur, Rice, Nut-oil, and Salt, and in 1847 reached the amount of £498,239, while the Exports appear to have been principally Cotton and Long cloths, and to have amounted to £226,130. Goods have been sold by auction to the aggregate amount of £33,354, of which £23,154 were exempt from duty.
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healthy while the troops suffered so extensively. Houghtong is certainly healthier than mat
parts of India, and under
every
circumstanec.
it has been free from the vicitations of
Cholera.
Education.
I have caused three chince Schools to be selected by a Committee, of which the Colonial Chaplain
was member, as the
recipients of an allowance of ten dollars a mouth each from the 1th January according to your Lokchips authority conveyed in despatch 109 of August 10th - One
of these will be at Victoria, and the others at the outetations of Aberdeen and Stanley.-
The felonial Chaplain has used praiseworthy exertions towards the education of
belonging to the lower grades of the
Children
European population - He has unfortunately not met with a great deal of susant from the resident huropeans, and I has the honor
Frade
to enclose a representation from him
subject in my. Despatch. 12/26 of
December 26th
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upon
this
The Europan Shipping, arrived at Victoria
during the year 1847, has been returned by
the
Harbour Master at 694 vessels and 229,465
Tow, a great
increase on
former years-
The
Chinese funks have also increased considerably, having amounted to 50.058 Tous, and this in epite of the interpolation in Article 13 of the Chinese Copy of the Supplementary Treaty. The Imports in Chinese presels coneist principally of Sugar, Alum, Sulphur, Rice, Nut-oil and Salt, and in 1847 reached the: amount of £498,239- while the hyports
to have been principally frium an
appear
Long cloths, and to have amounted to £226.130 Goods have been sold by crustion to the
ate
aggregate
amount of £33.354, of which £23,154 were exempt from ruct in
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