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hard labour

a re

exemplary.

"The fisheries have been catended,

and it is much to be regretted. particulars cannot be giv kept . The

account of not being

e givens,

Mo

that the

account

of the smacks,

on

being

here exposed to the

extortions of mandarins, prefer Stanley and Aberdeen to native harbours, and their

agents

who supply them with rice and other

necessaries,

· find

it more

advantageous to live

460

540

Chinex Government, interfering with refsels came to the port : Instead of insisting

that

upon carrying Treaty, in regard

inte

effect the Supplementary

to the

- junks that come

here

no notice whatsoever is taken of them. "Whilst our hopes in

regard to

the

future . tände of nation vessels at Hongkong

cannot be

very sanguine,

we need not despair,

for there exists a progressive improvement ; and could a stop be put to piracy, the ___

under the British flag than take upon

themselves the responsibility

Government.

responsibility their

imposes upon.

own

them, and the

consequent Liability of paying heavy fines,

if the fishing craft they have secured. commit

outrages. "The exportation of salt fish to the interior from the above two places has been very -large; as it is an article of food of which the poorest partake, there is a

During

this

instance occurred, to

year

constant demand.

not one

single

any recollection, of the

junks would bring

more valuable car

argoes

than they have hitherto ventured to do

th

Victoria, 27th Feb. 1849.

(Signed)

Charles Gutzlaff

Chinese Theatery.

1 Frue Kopy

Solonial Secretary.