CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867 — Page 621

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Sland of Formora,

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This is the fourth or fifth

plan of annexation in different parts of

the World now before the Office. I have not yet seen one

for annexing Minorca, but the

reasons.

for and

against

it would

for the

be much the same as

present plan. pet the Island

would be convenient to

6 England, qurs it belongs to somebody else.

But I concede too much

in saying that it would be Convenient. Formosa is one- fifth larger than the whole Island of Sicily; and Sam Convinced that the aquisition it would be no convenience

of

o

England, but a great burthen.

The Chinese have

to it as

any

as

good a right

Nation

European

to their Possessions. And to the Natives, it is

axo

very fine

to talk of their friendliness,

but