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(Committee, are desirous of taking this opportunity to
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Your Excellency
their full concurrence, in the Opinion expressed by the
Community Investing. And in the measures Adopted towards endeavouring
at that Public
to move the Government to the remission of the demanded
Contribution -
In addition to the forcible Arguments brought before the Secretary for the Colonies in resistance of this demand, On the grounds that Hong Kong is a Military station maintained for purposes of Imperial policy in China & Japan. and that its extensive Military Establishments have not been organized means of defence or protection
As a
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to the Colony, the demand
upon it
as a
place of trade
Cannot be too severely deprecated, Viewed in a commercial point
of
View, as
fraught with danger
to its welfare.
Its peculiar position in relation to the numerous adjacent Chinese Cities: but more Especially
to Canton, whence the richer residents here have for the greatest part Emigrated, renders it essential to court by every means in the power of the Government their continuance in the Colony- Taxation has driven them from their Own Country. And if Augmented to any extent here, would
assuredly
more readily drive them from this place. The fact of being compelled to
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(Ommittee, are desirous of terking this apportunity to
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Your Mesuency
their full concurrenze, in the Opinion expreped by the
Community Inesting. And in the measures Adopted towards indedsouring
at that Public.
to move the G
Government to t remision of the demanded
Contribution -
In addition to the forcible. Arguments bought before the Secretary for the Colonies in 22sistance of this demands, On the grounds that Hong Kong is a Militang station maintained for purposes of Imprical policy in China & Japan. ana thab ik extensive Military Establishsate have not been organized mears of defence or protection
As a
C
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q
to the Colomy, the demande
upon it
as a
place of trade
Cannot be too Etserely deprecated, Firbed in a commercial point
of
Fiew, as
fraught with danges
to its welfare.
Its peculias position ie relation to the numerous adjacent Pinese, Cities: but more Especially
to Canton, whence the rathes
ros residents here howe for the greates part Emigrated, renders it woosntial to court by Corry means in the power of the Government theis continuance in the Colony- Jaxations hav drives them from thisis Own Country. And if Augmented to any extent here, would
apuredly
more readily drive. them from this place. The fact of bring compelled to
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