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their

operations within the limits of the Colony, but would mainly depend

for

success upon

the other channels

of trade. The question must therefore arise as to whether the liability of

Shareholders would be limited in

respect of transactions entered into by the Companies through their Branches

or

Agentä

at the

opren

of China.

Ports of

prove

not

such

If their liability should to be limited in respect of

transactions, then the objects of the

Ordinance will be

the contrary

frustrated;

but if

the case,

prove

should

then a wide door will be open for the prespretiation of gigantic frands by bubble companies upon native

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