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paid in many of the Cities and Towns

Great Britain.

In conclusion, your Memorialists

beg the attention of your Lordship to the questionable policy of entailing upon the few who

make Hongkong their residence the burden of maintaining

a Government whose chief duty is

the protection and controul of the traffic of the people of two great Empires, and by which the Revenues of Great Britain and her Indian Possessions

are

materially augmented.

stating

their

strong conviction of the

justice of their cause, your

Memorialists entrust-

it with confidence to the hands of your Lordship,

on its favorable consideration

and relying

by

Her Majesty's Government,

Memorialists, as

your

in duty bound, will ever pray :

Victoria,

Hongkong, 19th February 1848.

Jardine Matheson

W. Turner

J. Macandrew:

A. P. Barlow.

W. Dent

J. Lindsay

J. D. Braine

Sam'l. F. Irvine

then

by his Attorney

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paid in many of the Cities and Towns Great Britain. In conclusion, your Memorialists beg the attention of your Lordship to the questionable policy of entailing upon the few who make Hongkong their residence the burden of maintaining a Government whose chief duty is the protection and controul of the traffic of the people of two great Empires, and by which the Revenues of Great Britain and her Indian Possessions are materially augmented. stating their strong conviction of the justice of their cause, your Memorialists entrust- it with confidence to the hands of your Lordship, on its favorable consideration and relying by Her Majesty's Government, Memorialists, as your in duty bound, will ever pray : Victoria, Hongkong, 19th February 1848. Jardine Matheson W. Turner J. Macandrew: A. P. Barlow. W. Dent J. Lindsay J. D. Braine Sam'l. F. Irvine then by his Attorney
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paid in many of the Cities and Towns Great Britain. In conclusion, your Memorialects beg the attention of your Lordship to the questionable policy of entailing upon the few who make Hengsing their residence the burden of maintaining Severnment whose chief duty is A the protection and controul of the traffic of the people of two great Empires, and by which the Stevenues of Great Britain and her Indian Topsessions are materially augmented. stating Q strong conviction of the Memorialists entrust- justice of their cause, your it with confidence to the hands of your Ferdship, on its favorable consideration and relying by Her Aapsty's Greenment, · Memerialists, as your in duty bound, will ever pray : Victoria, Hengstong, 19th February 1848. Jardine Markesoir 6. Turner 760 Maeviead: ApBaru. Dentolo Lindsay Cod Braine Semites flive then by his Alterng
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paid in many of the Cities and Towns

Great Britain.

In conclusion, your Memorialects

beg the attention of your Lordship to the questionable policy of entailing upon the few who

make Hengsing their residence the burden of maintaining

Severnment whose chief duty is

A

the protection and controul of the traffic of the people of two great Empires, and by which the Stevenues of Great Britain and her Indian Topsessions

are

materially augmented.

stating

Q

strong conviction of the

Memorialists entrust-

justice of their cause, your

it with confidence to the hands of your Ferdship,

on its favorable consideration

and relying

by

Her Aapsty's Greenment, · Memerialists, as

your

in duty bound, will ever pray :

Victoria,

Hengstong, 19th February 1848.

Jardine Markesoir 6.

Turner 760 Maeviead:

ApBaru.

Dentolo

Lindsay Cod Braine

Semites flive then

by his Alterng

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