CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 224

With refuma to the subject

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which more immediately engages my Solicitude pomaly the financial position of the Colony

·

as connected

our relations with

with the state of ar the mighbouring provines . ( for d hape hostilities and misunderstandings will be limited to questions under the heat condect of the Sicurry of thoangthing )- I leg to remaste that the amount of prejudices

es

damages

caused to the Colony

to the defpernes

the

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defences and providing for sarity of the Calony, but it is impossible for him or for any

one to estimate the losses which have been and will be suffered

by public Germands and the or Community in general in consiguesia of the Augmentation of prices -

th

value

generally incuased por lan which influences

of

all contacts

public works and expenditure

and

for

in every shape-

cannot be accurately appreciated. Mr. Parth is inded able to + report particular payments made for charges incurred in adding

effect upon

upon sources

nor can

the

sources of revenue

" from the general disturbance

shifting of

and

of Commercial &

hunsactions in the place and