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write without a perfect Knowledge of the subject, will be entirely mainly Imperial, while as to the Gaols I would point out that their inmates are not properly criminal people belonging to the Colony, but chiefly pirates and Chinese belonging to the mainland, and that while their punishment is a consequence of jurisdiction, and in general public interests for the conservation and furtherance of which I assume the Colony to have been originally founded, the heavy expense of the custody and maintenance

The ... of these ... but the Special ... I originated ... Watch the ... for ... 4 Hong Kong when supported be from ... out ... y ... For the K.X. honel

Criminals falls altogether upon the Revenues of Hongkong.

27. I confess that in making these remarks I cannot refrain from reflection on the case of the two neighbouring Colonies—Manila and Macao—The one a Spanish Colony of great fertility and power of production, the other a Portuguese Settlement producing nothing—Both have been hundreds of years in the hands of their present holders and each is called upon for contribution to the Treasuries of Spain and Portugal respectively.

In Macao the trade once...

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123 write without a perfect Knowledge of the subject, will be entirely mainly Imperial, while as to the Gaols I would point out that their inmates are not properly criminal people belonging to the Colony, but chiefly pirates and Chinese belonging to the mainland, and that while their punishment is a consequence of jurisdiction, and in general public interests for the conservation and furtherance of which I assume the Colony to have been originally founded, the heavy expense of the custody and maintenance The ... of these ... but the Special ... I originated ... Watch the ... for ... 4 Hong Kong when supported be from ... out ... y ... For the K.X. honel Criminals falls altogether upon the Revenues of Hongkong. 27. I confess that in making these remarks I cannot refrain from reflection on the case of the two neighbouring Colonies—Manila and Macao—The one a Spanish Colony of great fertility and power of production, the other a Portuguese Settlement producing nothing—Both have been hundreds of years in the hands of their present holders and each is called upon for contribution to the Treasuries of Spain and Portugal respectively. In Macao the trade once...
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123 write without a perfect Knowledge of the subject, will be cutirely mainly Imperial, while as to the Garls I would point out that their inmates are not properly creating people belonging to the Colony, but chiefly pirates and chinen belonging to the mainland, and that while their punishment our accidental is a sequence of position, and in and those R general public interests for the conservation and furtherance of which I assume the Colony to have been originally founded, heavy expense of the custody and maintenance The F these but the Sp I orginaled 11 Watch the for 4 Hong Kong whe Sopored be fro out y For t K.X. honel Criminals falls altogether upon the Revenues of Hongkong. 27. I confere that in mathing there remarks I cannot refrain from reflection on the case of the two neighbouring Colonies-Manila- and Macas - The one a Spanish Colony of great fertility and power of production, the other a Portuguese Settlements producing nothing- Both have been hundreds of years in the hands of their present holders and each is called on ofor contribution to the Treasuries а of Shein and Portugal respectively. In Mincas the trade once.
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write without a

perfect Knowledge

of the subject, will be cutirely mainly Imperial, while as to the Garls I would point out that their inmates are not properly creating people belonging to the Colony, but chiefly pirates and chinen belonging to the mainland, and that while their punishment

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is a sequence of position, and in and

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there remarks I cannot refrain from reflection on the case of the two neighbouring Colonies-Manila- and Macas - The one a Spanish Colony of great fertility and power of production, the other a Portuguese Settlements producing nothing- Both have been hundreds of years in the hands of their present holders and each is called on ofor contribution to the Treasuries

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of Shein and Portugal respectively.

In Mincas the trade once.

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