CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 133

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I have every reason to believe that what the Merchants require ground for is for storage of rough goods, of cargoes which require to be temporarily landed when ships are damaged, and so forth.

The business of the Mercantile Community will without doubt continue to be transacted as it would in Hongkong; it would be highly inconvenient to have parts across the water.

Again, I find that Her Majesty's Government are at this moment, when the War pressure is removed, paying about £6000 per annum rent for buildings to hold Military stores.

One great nuisance in Hongkong is caused by the great number of Chinese there, who are people of the worst and lowest description in China; if possible, worse than Cantonese.

From this it results that there are more...

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I have every reason to believe that what the Merchants require ground for is for storage of rough goods, of cargoes which require to be temporarily landed when ships are damaged, and so forth. The business of the Mercantile Community will without doubt continue to be transacted as it would in Hongkong; it would be highly inconvenient to have parts across the water. Again, I find that Her Majesty's Government are at this moment, when the War pressure is removed, paying about £6000 per annum rent for buildings to hold Military stores. One great nuisance in Hongkong is caused by the great number of Chinese there, who are people of the worst and lowest description in China; if possible, worse than Cantonese. From this it results that there are more...

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I have

every

reason to

believe that what the

Merchants require ground for is for Storage of rough goods, of cargoes which require to be temporarily

landed when ships

damaged,

and so

way

are

forth.

The business of

the

Mercantile Community

will without doubt

continue to be transacted.

as it would

in Hongkong,

highly inconvenient

be h

to have parts across the

water.

Again I find that Her

130

Majesty's Government are

at this moment, when the War pressure

removed, paying about

£6000 per

annum rent for

buildings to hold Military

stores.

at nuisance

One great Houghong

is caused

by the

great number of Chinese there, who are people of the

vorst and lowest

very wor

description in China; if

possible, worse than

Cantonese.

From this it results

that there are

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