CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 345

First that the dangers of Shanghai

tiver and the loss of two Whaler

car will deter them

6 year

it's banks last from frequenting it ___ secondly that there is always so much more and more suitable lonnage for oil to be found here chan

at Shanghave, and that taken allegether,

this

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open

and better

market

for oil than the Northern Pert._

The Storage & piece

goods

here for the Canton and

Amoy

markets has in creased within the last

account for the increased amount

very

Considerably

Year-

This helps to

of.

tonnage which the harbor master's

returns exhibit,

many

and is satisfactory

-vessels touching here to deposit

part of then cargoes before they process of the river, must ne essarily chuw some

of their disbursements into our

Sagars,

and

benefit &

shops and

our small dealers.

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Me

bwe

this chiefly to the formation 333

the River Steam Company. Their vessels.

Now

bale

camy

goods at the old Sorcha rates, and the latter have consequently

been beaten off the piver.

now sold in Canton by

comes down

by

the

The

are

goods. onusten the order

evening's post boat; and

the next steamer lays them down off the Factories

only

the

the es

thus serving not

colong thus ser

pur mer

ahandizo

as a secure dépôt for. free from all the fire pisque and insan

and insurectionay

dangers of Canton, but having all the effect of a Bonding Warehouse; as the goods are not called upon to pay duty

until they

are sold _. Our fine

Our fine go-downs

here hitherto full of emptiness

Cast being

are at

turned to good account--

to good

and the Colony is gradually working round to its proper

Arses.

Hongkong

is the naturals Warehouse for all our

merchan

martie addressed to the Canton

market - hitherto the old customs of the

trade