CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 353

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could have chosen on these shores,

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Am

And

glad to be able to state that I find

the Chinese side of it steadily improving ;

fais semuneration for all classes toho properly belong to it whether shop kapos arlegant.

coolie ___ The first does not from the Main with a

how Come over

certain sum

of money

in his purse to

start a shop here, full of wild expectation

of the profits to be made out of the fanqui'

in the new settlement – He

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moment to sell him up, and in his hopeless

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bring

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down the curses of himself a his class upon the name of the foreigner,

and upon these English - Law Craits

which worked his puin-

The Chinese

small trader has passed through deep waters

this

belong,

thrown

away

but the lesson has not been

upon hine Sta

knows

what to ares suit the foreigner, and what modnaté,

profits he

expect upon them,

may his trade, accordin

And Carried

dingly, slowly but safely

far less law_ and

There is far less usury -

infinitely less legal oppression on our sid: ___ less intravagant Expectation and

far

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cantions dealing on the side of the Chinama.

In the old time he looked at once to make

and to

to ge

home to his country to

a fortune, enjoy it ; his ambition

is now sebered down

here and

into making a comfortable living here

going

to shew that it is position for

: very nearly as good as ours for intended purposes

...

could have chosen on these shores,

a preferable one to Chusan

is the

...

With respect to the Actual Condition of the Colony

I am

And

glad to be able to state that I find

the Chinese side of it steadily improving;

fair remuneration for all classes who properly belong to it, whether shopkeepers or coolies.

The first does not come from the Mainland with a

certain sum

of money

in his purse to

start a shop here, full of wild expectation

of the profits to be made out of the fanqui'

in the new settlement – He

is enticed to

a night

sale

where the most worthless

goods are jobbed

off upon him at prices which they do not repay....

In consequence,

he can no

longer

be driven

to some Usurer for a smaller

loan to keep his shop open, hypothecating

all

he has in

the world for it, and

nearly

all he has, involving his nearest difficulty.

His friends,

the lawyer,

...

no longer seize the first available

moment to sell him up, and in his hopeless

state,

he brings

and

down the curses of himself and his class upon the name of the foreigner,

and upon these English Law Courts

which worked his ruin.

The Chinese

small trader has passed through deep waters,

but the lesson has not been

lost upon him.

He now knows

what to offer to suit the foreigner, and what moderate

profits he

may expect upon them,

and his trade, accordingly, is carried

on slowly but safely.

There is far less usury –

infinitely less legal oppression on our side;

less extravagant Expectation and

far

more cautious dealing on the side of the Chinese.

In the old time, he looked at once to make

a fortune, and to

go

home to his country to

enjoy it; his ambition

is now sobered down

to making a comfortable living here.