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Sir

Your most obedient;

Humblr. Servant;

John Benin S

HL

Su Misut m

II Mark

a

Amperial

Akeri

over some

varying from

2.163 Hry. Kry.

Character of some of the defenditions at thing. Kay.

An the subject of the present despatch there appears to me to prevait apadical evrov in this Colary, and one which it is natural that the Serhabitants

shailk

regard

with favor.

Hong Kong, they say, is of use to the

Andoubtedly it is; and

Matter Country

this is the reason I suppose why Fleets

and

Regiments are employed for

defence, and why

it's

An expensive tran

has been submitted to for the purposes

of

ttie Trade to which this place is

✡

£ 30000 b fuco considered a point of support, Butall

I year are paid

Great Antain Colonies must, in theory at least, be

for the Consular

Establishments supposed to be of advantage to ttie Slate;

u.

China .

Aud

yet

this has never been viewed.

a reason why the expenses of

their

upan

As

Civil Government should be thrown the Aritish Taxpayer. It would be a great