CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 88

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very

my slightly affect their own tradal operations the disquietude almost

intucly ceased, and rarely, I would

dare to state, has a law, of peculiar

characte

20

the Ordinances

in question must appear to the Chinese

mind, been brought into operation

with life difficulty and lef

excitement.

7.

But in searching for a

rasar

for this indisputable fact it is not

vay deeply into

necesary to inter

the guiding principles of the native

Merchants. At first all

and

was

doubt. On all sides it

haze

was

mint would)

stated that the Government

not dare lo

carry

art the measure

(

which had been introduced), and

which

Mas

accomuted by the Foreign

Mercantile Qmmunity

as

striking

a

diach blow at the Tree Trade of the

Port. But when the native Merchants

came to undust and that the Fax would belwied, and to look into its operation so far as they

Themselves

Q.0

MAMA.

were

fest that

affect them

oncerned, it

MO

was

Fase could

lightly, that inslese

of murmuring

muring at the burden

imposed, nothing but

X.

instead

)

prise

was

expressed at that burden's extrême

light refe

You Excellency

to accept chise views

AN

I do not ask

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