CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867 — Page 79

in the hosen decks to be reduced

from 72. to 40. Cubie

Jech

on these

short vorages during the U. E. Monsoon.

that unles we feel quite certain that un

remadies soon the large carrying

hade with the Porte named will be

monopolized by pepele Flags than British. -

Wilte

reference

under ther

to the deanda =

the

sin exactions and stoppage of th

Formosa Rice trade we must beg

of you

u can to put

to do what you

these matters right for

we are

con =

vinced that the trade of Amog

cannot exisklong under present circumstaner, and unless prompt

redref

is obtained now,

ow, it will soon

fall into other channels to the great

all the vested interesti

fall

detriment

here. The

Jack is that

sedesfi

in the

above matters, but more

77

particularly

as to the illegal taxes, is of the

the most

vital importance to the trade- and

we Musli

in

u✰

you

will take every meant

your power to obtain ect for

as promptly

ar

popiblo".

(Signed) hond &C.