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Chamber of Commerce has reached me which I beg to submit for your information

A Chinese deputation also composed of twelve influential and wealthy native residents has just waited on me begging me to forward by this opportunity the accompanying Memorial addressed to you by 540 Chinese merchants, shopkeepers, and land owners in the Colony.

The Deputation informed me that if time had permitted, the memorial would have been signed more numerously as it conveyed the sentiments of the entire Chinese tax-paying community.

Letter from Chamber of Commerce

Enclosure 7

Memorial from Chinese, forwarded with Traustad

Observing from the translation of the Memorial which was handed to me by the deputation that it was simply a petition against any further taxation being imposed for the maintenance of troops, I enquired of the deputation why, if troops were necessary for the security of the inhabitants, they should not contribute their fair share to such expenditure.

The members of the Deputation explained that the Memorialists considered that the maintenance of a garrison here was unnecessary for local purposes as the people were quiet.

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82 Chamber of Commerce has reached me which I beg to submit for your information A Chinese deputation also composed of twelve influential and wealthy native residents has just waited on me begging me to forward by this opportunity the accompanying Memorial addressed to you by 540 Chinese merchants, shopkeepers, and land owners in the Colony. The Deputation informed me that if time had permitted, the memorial would have been signed more numerously as it conveyed the sentiments of the entire Chinese tax-paying community. Letter from Chamber of Commerce Enclosure 7 Memorial from Chinese, forwarded with Traustad Observing from the translation of the Memorial which was handed to me by the deputation that it was simply a petition against any further taxation being imposed for the maintenance of troops, I enquired of the deputation why, if troops were necessary for the security of the inhabitants, they should not contribute their fair share to such expenditure. The members of the Deputation explained that the Memorialists considered that the maintenance of a garrison here was unnecessary for local purposes as the people were quiet.
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82 Chamber of Commerce has reached beg to subuit for your me which I information A chinese deputation also composed of twelve influential and wealthy native Residents has just. waited on me begging me to forward by this opportunity the to accompanying Memorial addreced you by 540 Chinne merchants, Shopkeepers, and land owners in the Colony. The Deputation informed me that if time had permitted, the memorial would have been for signed more num numerously as it conveyed the sentiments of the entire chinere tax paying Letter Co Chamber of Enclosure 7 Memorial from Chinese, for. with Traustad Endlosure Community Observing from the translation of the Memorial which was handed to me by the simply deputation that it was a petition against any further. taration being imposed for the maintenance of troops. I enquired of the deputation why if troops were necessary for the security of the inhabitants they should not contribute their fair share to such The members of expenditive.. the Derutation explained that the Memorialists considered that the maintenance F I a Karrison here was unnecessary for local purposes as the people were quiet
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Chamber of Commerce has reached beg to subuit for your

me which I

information

A chinese deputation also

composed of twelve influential and

wealthy native Residents has

just.

waited on me

begging

me to

forward by

this

opportunity the

to

accompanying Memorial addreced you by 540 Chinne merchants, Shopkeepers, and land owners

in

the Colony.

The Deputation informed

me that if time had permitted, the memorial would

have been for

signed

more num

numerously

as it conveyed the sentiments of the entire chinere tax paying

Letter Co

Chamber

of

Enclosure 7

Memorial from Chinese, for. with Traustad

Endlosure

Community

Observing from

the translation of the Memorial

which

was

handed to me

by

the

simply

deputation that it was

a petition against any further. taration being imposed for the maintenance of troops. I enquired of the deputation why if troops were necessary for the security of

the inhabitants they should not contribute their fair share to such

The members of expenditive..

the Derutation explained that the Memorialists considered that

the maintenance

F

I a

Karrison

here was unnecessary for local purposes as the people

were quiet

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