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cannot but hope that

we

may

be relieved from a portion of the charges which are not entailed

upon us for local but for national

huráoses.

availe!!

To again as regards propte buildings ofor the magistracy and for He Supreme Court and all Offices connected with the administration

& Justice. This beland provides and

o&f

or

pays for all the machinery of appeal and Superintendence accociated

with our vast

trading interests in

China. These interests supply

nearly

Mie

of

eight of the whole

Revenues of Great Britain and pritish India.

on an

-

average

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scarcely lise than Ten Millins Sterling. Those Reverines muay-

naturally be expected to come to

this Colony

our aid - as

so

contributes

largely to their creation and protection.

Our Civil Hospital

now in ame

very unsatisfactory state has an somewhat similar claim. Houghong

independently of its own commerce is the calling place

of

gulance of the Ships of all nations- the central point from

which vast relations are

directed__,-

so that it's Starbour and its streets

are crowded with Strangers.

Following the course which is of the Acting

adopted in the letter of the