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A certain eraing

Serving as to the Colony at large from its the depôt of this immense traffic;

but still there is some general benefit derived from it, if only in the influx of shipping which it brings us, and the share of their disbursements thrown into our bazars while there Jain lo a a very considerable as are s the to such of our local firms engaged in the Opium trade; as following instances will show: Messrs Jardine Matheson do keep up their great receiving ship here the Bomanjee with dey lascars serving

Now supposing for a moment that there was no such place as Hongkong; a dozen, ao mere ship Keepers and that this ship with the immense amount of property in her hold, had to take up a berth at one at Cum sing-moon, or f gunners s_sh.a Cunnies tyndals and thus instead of her portage being

23 Jones Two hundred dollars ($200) a month, it would undoubtedly exceed two thousand dollars ($2000); so that the Murray Ballery may be fairly said to put the difference between these two items, month by month, into the pockets of her

The same of Messrs Dent & Co. who within the last few years have dispensed with a Ship altogether, and store their opium on shore in godowns on shore; it is such houses as these the Colony is invaluable, and will be found hardly less valuable to the Minor Firms engaged in the trade.

Take the case of a Firm which has, say Fifty chests on from each sales off Tintin, Ad and the olden time; and it is plain she must Carry a full sea-going crew, exposed she would be, to so much pirate risk; that instead of a dozen lascars they must carry a hundred with the proper complement of (50) chests; if such Firm had not Colony they must have put that opium into this and its conveniences to depend upon a receiving vessel at a demurrage of Five dollars ($5) for chest per month; so that saves the Firm just so much the colony

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A certain eraing Serving as to the Colony at large from its the depôt of this immense traffic; but still there is some general benefit derived from it, if only in the influx of shipping which it brings us, and the share of their disbursements thrown into our bazars while there Jain lo a a very considerable as are s the to such of our local firms engaged in the Opium trade; as following instances will show: Messrs Jardine Matheson do keep up their great receiving ship here the Bomanjee with dey lascars serving Now supposing for a moment that there was no such place as Hongkong; a dozen, ao mere ship Keepers and that this ship with the immense amount of property in her hold, had to take up a berth at one at Cum sing-moon, or f gunners s_sh.a Cunnies tyndals and thus instead of her portage being 23 Jones Two hundred dollars ($200) a month, it would undoubtedly exceed two thousand dollars ($2000); so that the Murray Ballery may be fairly said to put the difference between these two items, month by month, into the pockets of her The same of Messrs Dent & Co. who within the last few years have dispensed with a Ship altogether, and store their opium on shore in godowns on shore; it is such houses as these the Colony is invaluable, and will be found hardly less valuable to the Minor Firms engaged in the trade. Take the case of a Firm which has, say Fifty chests on from each sales off Tintin, Ad and the olden time; and it is plain she must Carry a full sea-going crew, exposed she would be, to so much pirate risk; that instead of a dozen lascars they must carry a hundred with the proper complement of (50) chests; if such Firm had not Colony they must have put that opium into this and its conveniences to depend upon a receiving vessel at a demurrage of Five dollars ($5) for chest per month; so that saves the Firm just so much the colony per
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A cerain eraing Serving as to the Colony at large from its the depôt of this immense traffic; but still there is some general benefit & derived from it, if only in the influx of shipping which it brings 10 us, and the share of their disbursements thrown into our o bazars _ while chere Jain lo a a very Considerable as are s the to such of our local firms engaged in the Opium trade; as following instances will shen: Mesor? Jardine dine Matheson Bot keep up their great receiving ship here the Bomanjee with deyen lascars serving Now supposing for a moment that there was no such place as Hongkong; a dozen, ao mere) ship Keepers- and that this ship with the immense amount of properly in her hold, had to take up of the outside an Berth at one at Cum sing-moon, or އ f gunners- s_sh.a Cunnies _ tyndals and thus instead of her portage being. 23 Jones Two hundred dollars ($200) a month, it bwould un dou btedly. fxceed Iwe thousand s dollars ($ 2000 )_ so that the Murray Ballery may be fairly the fairly said to put difference between these two items, month by month, into the pockets of her کرده 2017 The same of Mess: Dent HC. who within the last live receiving opium in years have dispensed with a Ship allogether, chein in goderons on and store thei on shore _ it suck. houses as these the Colony is invaluable, and will be found haraly less valuath, in to the Minor Firms engaged due de. degree, in the trade. Take the case of a Firm which than Fifty. chorages, say as in Jets on from each sales off Tintin, Ad And the olden time; and it is plain she must Carry a full seangoing crew, exposed she would be, to so much pirate risque; that instead of a dozen lascars the must Cassy a hundred with the proper complément of (50) chests __ if suck Frim had not Colony they must have put that opium inte this and its conveniences to depend upont A. a receiving vessel at a demurrage of Five dollars ($5) for chest per month; so that saves the Firm just, so much the colony per
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A cerain

eraing

Serving

as

to the

Colony at large from its

the depôt of this immense

traffic;

but still there is some general benefit & derived from it, if only in the influx of shipping which it brings

10

us, and the share

of their disbursements thrown into our o

bazars _ while chere

Jain

lo a

a very

Considerable

as are s

the

to such of our local firms engaged in the Opium trade; as following instances will shen: Mesor?

Jardine

dine Matheson Bot keep up their great receiving ship here the Bomanjee with

deyen lascars serving Now supposing for a moment that there was no such place as Hongkong;

a dozen,

ao mere)

ship Keepers-

and

that this ship with the immense amount of properly in her hold, had to take up

of the outside an

Berth at one at Cum sing-moon,

or

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f gunners-

s_sh.a Cunnies _ tyndals

and thus instead of her portage being.

23

Jones

Two hundred dollars ($200) a month, it

bwould un dou

btedly.

fxceed

Iwe thousand s

dollars ($ 2000 )_ so that the Murray Ballery may be fairly

the

fairly said to put difference between these two items, month

by month, into the pockets of her

کرده 2017

The same of Mess: Dent HC. who within the last live receiving

opium

in

years have dispensed with a Ship allogether,

chein

in goderons

on

and store thei

on shore _ it suck. houses as these the Colony is invaluable, and

will be found haraly less valuath, in

to the Minor Firms engaged

due de.

degree,

in the trade.

Take the case of a Firm which than Fifty.

chorages, say

as in

Jets on from each sales

off Tintin,

Ad

And

the olden time; and it is plain she must

Carry a full seangoing crew, exposed she would be, to so much pirate risque;

that instead of a dozen lascars the must Cassy

a hundred with the proper complément

of

(50) chests __ if suck Frim had not Colony they must have put that opium inte

this

and its conveniences to depend upont

A. a

receiving vessel at a demurrage of Five dollars ($5) for chest per month; so that

saves the Firm just,

so much

the

colony

per

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