CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 456

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to the Military as thriving Chinese villages would spring up in their Near with all their concomitant evils. But if the Peninsula be rendered valueless to the Colony by the Military occupying the only part suited to commerce, it will not produce sufficient to defray even the Current revenue expenses of the Civil Government of it, and it would not be fair to expect this Colony to tax itself to purchase claims which can never be made reproductive simply because the regranting of them might be undesirable in a Military point of view.

Upon this question of the proprietary claims, however, I shall communicate with your Grace more fully when the joint Commission of English and Chinese officials now sitting shall have concluded their labours.

I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, your Grace's, Most obedient servant, Geo. Bonham

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30 to the Military as thriving Chinese villages would spring up in their Near with all their concomitant evils. But if the Peninsula be rendered valueless to the Colony by the Military occupying the only part suited to commerce, it will not produce sufficient to defray even the Current revenue expenses of the Civil Government of it, and it would not be fair to expect this Colony to tax itself to purchase claims which can never be made reproductive simply because the regranting of them might be undesirable in a Military point of view. Upon this question of the proprietary claims, however, I shall communicate with your Grace more fully when the joint Commission of English and Chinese officials now sitting shall have concluded their labours. I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, your Grace's, Most obedient servant, Geo. Bonham

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: 30 to the Military as thriving Chinese villages would spring up in their Near with all their concomitant evils._ But if the Peninsula be rendered valueless to the Colony by the Military occurying the only pack suited to commerce, it will not produce sufficient to defray even the Current revenue expenses of the Civil Government of it, and it would not This Colony be fain to expect to tax itself to purchase there claims which can never be be made reproductive simply because the regranting of of them might be undesirable in a Military point of view.- Uson this question of the proprietary claims, however, I shall communicate with your Gance More fully when the joint Commission of English and Chinese officials now sitting shall have concluded their labours. I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, your Grace's, Most obedient servant, Ge Molin

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to the Military as thriving

Chinese villages would spring up in their

Near

with all their

concomitant evils._ But if the Peninsula be rendered

valueless to the Colony by the Military occurying the only pack suited to commerce, it will

not produce sufficient

to defray

even

the

Current

revenue

expenses of the Civil Government of it, and it would not

This Colony

be fain to expect to tax itself to purchase there

claims which can never

be made reproductive simply because the regranting of

of them

might be undesirable in a Military point of view.-

Uson this question of the proprietary claims, however,

I shall communicate with

your Gance

fully when the joint Commission of English and Chinese officials

now

sitting shall have concluded their labours.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord Duke, your Grace's,

Most obedient servant,

Ge Molin

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