CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 123

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and it's Garrison is maintained for "general national objects"! Mr. Blirth Memorandum? "2. that the Imperial trade

for the encouragement of which it was granted, is so important financially to the mother country that one item alone (the Tea duties) furnishes, or did recently furnish

a tenth of whether the local resources of

the whole Imperial Revenue

fourteen years of its existence. If the Mother Country wanted an establishment like Hongkong and by establishing it, it is proved that she did want it, she could only get it by paying for it or by making others pay for it, and last she did. Up to the end

of

1846

(necessarily nominal) Parliamentary

Grants

were

the

Indemnity

this Colony

hould be impounded to the certain

Lindrance

of

it's advancement and

success.

19.

Before proceeding to the second point I would remark on

the

argument

used that Hongkong has cost the mother Country £275,000 during the first

really stamped out

Fund

the

extracted

from

the

Chinese Government under the

Nanking Treaty - Though nominally voted by Parliament,

no portion of it came out of the Pocket

of

the

the British Isles, and that intervened

from

1846 to the date of the cessation

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TZ 119 and it's Garrison is maintained for "general national objects"! Mr. Blirth Memorandum? "2. that the Imperial trade for the encouragement of which it was granted, is so important financially to the mother country that one item alone (the Tea duties) furnishes, or did recently furnish a tenth of whether the local resources of the whole Imperial Revenue fourteen years of its existence. If the Mother Country wanted an establishment like Hongkong and by establishing it, it is proved that she did want it, she could only get it by paying for it or by making others pay for it, and last she did. Up to the end of 1846 (necessarily nominal) Parliamentary Grants were the Indemnity this Colony hould be impounded to the certain Lindrance of it's advancement and success. 19. Before proceeding to the second point I would remark on the argument used that Hongkong has cost the mother Country £275,000 during the first really stamped out Fund the extracted from the Chinese Government under the Nanking Treaty - Though nominally voted by Parliament, no portion of it came out of the Pocket of the the British Isles, and that intervened from 1846 to the date of the cessation
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TZ 119 and it's Garrison is maintained for "general national objects" ! Mr. Blirth Memorandum? " 2. that the Imperial trade for the encouragement of which it was gesenter, is so important financially to the mother country that one item alone (the Ter duties) furmides, or did recently furnish tithe of whether the local resouces of the whole Inserial Revenue fourteen years of its existence. If the Mother Country wanted an establishment like Houghing and by establishing it, it is proved that she did want it, she could only get it by paying for it on by mathing others pay for it, and last she did. Up to the end this 1846 (necessarily nominal) Parliamentary were the this Glowny Grants Indemnity hould be impounded to the certain Lindrance of it's advancement and incces. 19. Pifore proecting to the seconds point I would remark on th argument med that Stomphong has cont the mothin Country £275,000 Mering the first really stomped out Fund the extracted from the Chinese Government under the tanking Treaty - Though nominally voted by Parliament, of it came out Fax payer off in the years of no portion the Pocket the the British Isles, and that intervened from 1846 to the date of the cessation
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119

and it's Garrison is maintained for "general national objects" ! Mr. Blirth Memorandum? " 2. that the Imperial trade

for the encouragement of which it was gesenter, is so important financially to the mother country that one item alone (the Ter

duties) furmides, or did recently furnish

tithe

of whether the local resouces of

the whole Inserial Revenue

fourteen years of its existence. If the Mother Country wanted an establishment like Houghing and by establishing it, it is proved that she did want it, she could only get it by paying for it on by

mathing others pay for it, and

last she did. Up to the end

this

1846

(necessarily nominal) Parliamentary

were

the

this Glowny

Grants

Indemnity

hould be impounded to the certain

Lindrance

of

it's advancement and

incces.

19.

Pifore proecting to the seconds

point I would remark on

th

argument

med that Stomphong has cont the mothin Country £275,000 Mering

the first

really stomped out

Fund

the

extracted

from

the

Chinese Government under the

tanking Treaty - Though nominally

voted by Parliament,

of it came out

Fax payer off

in the years

of

no portion

the Pocket

the

the British Isles, and that intervened

from

1846 to the date of the cessation

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