CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 484

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Doon

as

she leaves.

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now the duty of all

to bestir

the Starbor is to be followed by

an

armed Cruiser.

The time for

The revision of the heaty would also

be a

favorable

one

for pressing the subject of Railways and Telegraphs in China and unless pressure was used nothing would ever be done.

Mr Granville Sharp being called Chair for his views

upon by the

said that it was

only

on

Monday afternoon that he had looked at the Treaty and he

was

if

then surprised to find in

so much that was one sided

und unfair to the Course of

trade

He thought that it

was

Now

themselves and see to it that unfair

provisions operating to the detriment

of trade and the Min

Merchants were

sio

away

with

be

an

of

amened or done

He thought it would

easy thing to have swept off half the present duty. Such telling figures

as those brought forward by alle Parry must bear

eveight with them.

a

Mr Geo: Heard proposed that

Committee should be appointed at

this meeting to draw

-a

up statement to be presented at a General Meeting. Merchants could then send their suggestions to the

Committee

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