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Carges kaval & Military

Forces be employed at

the cxpense of

Etuis

Caintry for it's defence.

All Colonies must be

supposed to be of some advantage to the Tate,

And

been

yet

this has not.

viewed as a reason, why the expenses of tiew Curl Prverument

should be thrown on the preeeds of English taxes. The great Colonies of Mauritius and Aylow

are of evident value

to the political supremacy

of

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of heat Oritain in

the Indian Seas, but

it has never

been

suggested that on that Account they shared

hot por de

e.for. their

own expenditure; and

Gibraltar

even at

Coy that it has been fassith to raise

itself suvise the means

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VE

Care easily be paised,

the Curl Poverument

Lan brun

& defrayed by local

revenue.

Undoubtedly Hong

Kong ought

not to be

taxed for thee wants

of the Consular Station