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ground rent.

exempl

They claim to be

Then the Colonial Revenue

suffers pro tanto

The taxable area

the

Colony

diminished, which is

for the purposes of the Colony

But they

for the service

are

453

really stationed there the China Trade, says

Sir J Bowring : and this is his substantial argument. Taking

Are

his view,

the

in reality Endeavouring

War Hep!

to diminish their

own

Estimate, by

Unfair.

The Treasury (and War Department)

answer is

from

that the objection proceeds

Muistaken

use

"Ordnance" and "Colony"

really

shapes

Mean

"the public "

the words

Both

in different

For the "Ordnance" to pay

ground rent to the "Colony "

merely for

one pocket to pay

ground rent to the other

own

part

I should for my certainly take the latter view,

the troops

some stationed at Hong Kong

taking

revenue

from the Colony for

purpose which is not Colonial.

General Straubenzee however replies,

that the Military

Colonial purposes

are

there for

to protect the

Europeans from the Chinese

I have stated the arguments

pro

& Con

question

which I

feel to be of difficulty, though

one

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ground rent. exempl They claim to be Then the Colonial Revenue suffers pro tanto The taxable area % the Colony is diminished, which is for the purposes of the Colony But they for the service J are 453 really stationed there the China Trade, says Sir J Bowring : and this is his substantial argument. Taking Are his view, the in reality Endeavouring War Hep! to diminish their own Estimate, by Unfair. The Treasury (and War Department) is answer is from a that the objection proceeds Muistaken use 7 "Ordnance" and "Colony" really shapes Mean "the public " the words Both in different For the "Ordnance" to pay ground rent to the "Colony " merely for is one pocket to pay ground rent to the other own part I should for my certainly take the latter view, the troops f some stationed at Hong Kong taking a revenue from the Colony for purpose which is not Colonial. General Straubenzee however replies, that the Military Colonial purposes are there for to protect the Europeans from the Chinese I have stated the arguments pro & Con on a question which I feel to be of difficulty, though one

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j ground rent. exempl They claim to be Then the Colonial Revenue suffers pro tanto The taxable area % the Colony is diminished, which is for the purposes of the Colony But they for the service J are 453 really stationed there the China Trade, says Sir J Bowring : and this is his substantial. argument. Taking Are his view, the in reality Endeavouring War Hep! to diminish their own Estimate, by Unfair. The Treasury (and War Department) is answer is from a that the objection proceeds Muistaken use 7 "Ordnance" and "Colony" really shapes Mean "the public " the words Both in different For the "Ordnance" to pay ground rent to the "Colony " merely for is one pocket to pay ground rent to the other own part I should for my certainly take the latter view, the troops f some stationed at Hong Kong taking a revenue from the Colony for pumpose which is not Colonial. General Straubengee however replies, that the Military Colonial purposes are there for to protect the Europeans from the Chinese I have stated the arguments pro & Con on a question wheil I feel to be of difficulty, though one

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