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A the manner in which the duties

& the Colonial Surgeon have been intely discharged-

ym will observe a jicnt

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great

defalcation in the quantity of marcantile Shipping which intered

the Starbor in 1857 as compared with 1856-

1856.

1857.

Kucis Jous.

Taurels

Jons

interek 2,091 8/1307 1,070 541063

Scercare

to the

102/ 270,244

Pris is principally to be attributed

stoprage

of the River Trade

with Canton which cumploys

atinaring many

Steamers whose

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frequent voyages greatly add to the amount of the returns.

Public Education has taken

an important stride in the

course of

the past year but this

I hope is only

-

an introduction

to a far greater advance. I have

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mary of

the

personally visited Schools and observe a very marked

improvements. We have lent the services of the dispector Mr___ Lobscheid for a chort time to the

Allied Authorities at Canton where

his knowledge of the local idiom

cannot but be

very useful. I have to add that by the

Olonial Treasurer's report

there