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it will be quite imporcible that

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can

st

these supplies

reach Hong Kong within the time specified letter, viz, by the pt Gril next, - which allows less time for their manufacture and transfort than was occupied in the conveyance of requisition to this Office.

the

The estimated cost of the freight for there goods if shiffed for theamer or Vessel is £204 with at 13

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ao

Sailing compared

and allthough

the

time occupied in the one case would be about two months instead of four months the Come Aperts desitate to incur the increased cost without His Sadahif's previons sanction.

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When orders have to be Executed in haste Manufacturer have much difficully in tefflzing articles of a satisfaction, quality,

if the beads of Departments the Colonies would make their demands so as

to allow more

tive In the preparation of their sufflies in this Country be Colonial Goverments would gain by of both in price

it quality, and the Manufactures would be relieved of any

an

d

necessary pressure. In the case

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demands, such of all clothing,

as folice

the requisitions might swely be despatched for Krepkoch as easily in June (for the following gears suffling)

02

July

as at the end of November,

and

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