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Memorialists most earnestly.
arge Wolang.
that the Colony is not in a position to bear
the burden of this contribution without grievous injury to its present & future interests, in as much as its resources are exceedingly limited in consequence of the totally unproductive character of the island and the poverty of the bulk of its inhabitants. The Chinese number about 120,000, forming ninety per cent of the whole population, are of the poorest class. Nearly fifty thousand of them inhabit boats or are otherwise employed as to be almost, if not quite, beyond the pale of taxation: whilst the majority of the remainder are only artisans earning humble wages or small shopkeepers in a way of business far from lucrative. So bare is this that few of the latter can, with the enormous expenses of living here, afford to maintain their wives and families in anything but ... them in the argument or in Canton where the expenses are adjacent. Compared with this place, they are as one to ten... Considering therefore that at the present moment, an annual revenue of about $600,000 is collected by the local Government, principally if not entirely from some 1800 Lessee's of Crown Land and the
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at the
And Your
b.
Memorialists most earnestly.
arge Wolang.
that the Colony is not in a position to bear-
the burden of this conbubution without griev
grivove injury to it prevent & future interests in as much as its resources ard. excudingly limited in concrgrence of the totally unproductive character of the island and the poverty of the bulk of its in habitants. The Chince num about 120.000
bering about.
I
& forming
are
Ninety time for cent of the whole population
class, of the poorest. Nearly fifty thousand of them inhabit boak or are otherwise
as a
tively employed as to be almost, if not
quite, beyond the file of taxation: whilst the majority of the remainder are on by arbicans carning
or small shopticipers in a way
humble wo
vages
of
expenses....
et
business for from lucrative. Ao bine is this that few of the latter can, with the enormous ex
of living here, afford to maintain their wives and families in Nongthing but trup them in the argument
or i Canton where the expenses
adjacent.
Connbry compared with this place are as one to lin... Ponsidering therefore that at the prevent moment nual revenue of about $600.000 is collected by the lace! Government principally if not entirely from some 1800 Lussus of Crown Land and the
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