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720.

Magistrate's Office respectively during

Late

12.

period.

In conclusion, My gratification to be able to

the

Lord, it affords

21

206

reasonably expected from a population under 30000 Souls. The Blue Book shows that

the

say that I believe

the Colony is improving in every respect, if

I

be

permitted to judge by the increase to

its inhabitants and by the

as well as

Chinese

houses that have been created during the year,

by

the contentments that appears to me to prevail throughout the entire Native Population, and Europeans generally. The Revenues

of the Colony certainly do not advance as I could desire; nevertheless, I consider that if

Revenue of £23,000 to $25,000

can

annually be raised without the imposition of Taxes either on the Land or on other objects, which would require in their collection an interference with the liberty of the Inhabitants and are expensive and venal crowd of Subordinate officers,

as much as

are in course

of

expences of the Colony. diminution, and your Lordship may confidently rely that whenever proper opportunities offer, I shall not hesitate to take advantage of them with the view of making the Receipts and Disbursements more nearly approximate than they do at present; nevertheless, I would respectfully add that I think, seeing that the Trade of benefits the British Exchequer and Indian Government conjointly to the

extent

of

China

of upwards of Seven Millions --- Sterling, an expenditure on the part of the Mother Country of from £12,000 to £15,000 annually to uphold the Establishment of a Colony, which is the seat of the Superintendent of Trade with whom rests the responsibility of conserving and improving that ...

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720. Magistrate's Office respectively during Late 12. period. In conclusion, My gratification to be able to the Lord, it affords 21 206 reasonably expected from a population under 30000 Souls. The Blue Book shows that the say that I believe the Colony is improving in every respect, if I be permitted to judge by the increase to its inhabitants and by the as well as Chinese houses that have been created during the year, by the contentments that appears to me to prevail throughout the entire Native Population, and Europeans generally. The Revenues of the Colony certainly do not advance as I could desire; nevertheless, I consider that if Revenue of £23,000 to $25,000 can annually be raised without the imposition of Taxes either on the Land or on other objects, which would require in their collection an interference with the liberty of the Inhabitants and are expensive and venal crowd of Subordinate officers, as much as are in course of expences of the Colony. diminution, and your Lordship may confidently rely that whenever proper opportunities offer, I shall not hesitate to take advantage of them with the view of making the Receipts and Disbursements more nearly approximate than they do at present; nevertheless, I would respectfully add that I think, seeing that the Trade of benefits the British Exchequer and Indian Government conjointly to the extent of China of upwards of Seven Millions --- Sterling, an expenditure on the part of the Mother Country of from £12,000 to £15,000 annually to uphold the Establishment of a Colony, which is the seat of the Superintendent of Trade with whom rests the responsibility of conserving and improving that ...
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720. Magistrate's Office respectively during Late 12. period. In conclusion, My gratification to be able to the Lord, it affords 21 206 reasonably expected from a population under 30000 Souls. The Blue Book shows that the say that I believe the Colony is improving in every respect, if 1、、༣Ç be I permitted to judge by the increase to its inhabitants and by the as well as Mutter m chinese houses that have been created during the year, by the contentments that appears to ane to prevail throughout the entire Antive Population, and Europeans generally. The. Revenues : the Colony certainly do not advance as could desire; nevertheless, I consider that if Revenue of £23,000 to $25,000 ^ can annually be raised without the imposition of Taxes citter on the Tande or on other objects, which would require in their collection an interferonee with the liberty of the Inhabitants and are expensive and venal crowd of Subordinate officers, with be premed as can be as much are in corale of expences of the Colony. diminution, and your Lordship-may- confidently rely that whenever proper ofportunities offer. I shall not becitate to take advantage of them with the view of making the Receipts and Disbrazements mone necerly approximate than they do at- presents; nevertheless, I would respectfully add that I think, seeing that the Trade of benefits the British hachequer and_ Indian Government conjointly to the extent China of upwards of Seven Millions --- Sterling, an expenditure on the part of the Mother Country of from £12,000 to £15,000 annually to uphold the Actablishment of a Colony, which is the seat of the Superintendent of Trade with whom rests the acsponsibility of conserving and improving that ins
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720.

Magistrate's Office respectively during

Late

12.

period.

In conclusion, My gratification to be able to

the

Lord, it affords

21

206

reasonably expected from a population under 30000 Souls. The Blue Book shows that

the

say that I believe

the Colony is improving in every respect, if

1、、༣Ç

be

I

permitted to judge by the increase to

its inhabitants and by the

as well as

Mutter m

chinese

houses that have been created during the year,

by

the contentments that appears to ane to prevail throughout the entire Antive Population, and Europeans generally. The. Revenues

: the Colony certainly do not advance as could desire; nevertheless, I consider that if

Revenue of £23,000 to $25,000

^

can

annually be raised without the imposition of Taxes citter on the Tande or on other objects, which would require in their collection an interferonee with the liberty of the Inhabitants and are expensive and venal crowd of Subordinate officers,

with be premed as can be

as

much

are in corale

of

expences of the Colony. diminution, and your Lordship-may- confidently rely that whenever proper ofportunities offer. I shall not becitate to take advantage of them with the view of making the Receipts and Disbrazements mone necerly approximate than they do at- presents; nevertheless, I would respectfully add that I think, seeing that the Trade of benefits the British hachequer and_ Indian Government conjointly to the

extent

China

of upwards of Seven Millions --- Sterling, an expenditure on the part of the Mother Country of from £12,000 to £15,000 annually to uphold the Actablishment of a Colony, which is the seat of the Superintendent of Trade with whom rests the acsponsibility of conserving and improving that ins

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