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form a very small proportion of the British population, and

thanks Her Majesty for themselves

do not

continue to

bound

protect

for

An

entrepôt of

the Chinese trade, however important it may be at the sole,

it may be at the expense of the British subjects who make war

the

sovereign by great

Pressing, when the

Imperial efforts, things

have been placed

in a

position

they

are able to contribute

towards the cost of that protection.

I am fully

aware

that, if satisfaction of the fair claims of the Imperial Government

were to be postponed

until all Colonial

improvements which

are desirable in themselves

had been

executed out of the produce of existing taxes, that satisfaction of those

Claims would

be deferred for ever

The real

question

is whether the wealth

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form a very small proportion of the British population, and thanks Her Majesty for themselves do not continue to bound protect for An entrepôt of the Chinese trade, however important it may be at the sole, it may be at the expense of the British subjects who make war the sovereign by great Pressing, when the Imperial efforts, things have been placed in a position they are able to contribute towards the cost of that protection. I am fully aware that, if satisfaction of the fair claims of the Imperial Government were to be postponed until all Colonial improvements which are desirable in themselves had been executed out of the produce of existing taxes, that satisfaction of those Claims would be deferred for ever The real question is whether the wealth Page 150 Page 151
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form a very small proportion of the British population, and thanks Her Majesty foot feet themselves do not bo continue to bound prolect for An entres of the Chinese trade, however important Hem at the solé, AL it may be expence of the Britiscants who makse wer the sohen by great Preasing, when th Q Imperial efforts, thing Lan heen placed position they tw which are able to contribut towards the cost of that forobeebin. gilshove, I am fully. 146 aware. that, of the satisfach in of the fair claims of the Imperial Government if it Λ were to be pretfo oned until all Colonial improvements which be those in themselves might desirable had been executed out of the produce of Existing taxes, that Satisfaction of thos Clams would. deferred for ever The real The question is whether the wealth Page 150Page 151
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form a very small proportion of the British population, and

thanks Her Majesty foot feet themselves

do not

bo continue to

bound

prolect

for

An

entres of

the Chinese trade, however important Hem at the solé,

AL

it may be

expence of the Britiscants who makse wer

the

sohen by great

Preasing, when th

Q

Imperial efforts, thing

Lan heen placed

position

they

tw

which

are able to contribut

towards the cost of that forobeebin.

gilshove,

I am fully.

146

aware.

that, of the satisfach in

of the fair claims of the Imperial Government

if it

Λ

were to be pretfo oned

until all Colonial

improvements which

be those in themselves

might

desirable had been

executed out of the produce of Existing taxes, that Satisfaction of thos

Clams would.

deferred for ever

The real

The

question

is whether the wealth

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