CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 90

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out

lips I have tried to find the origin of the public statements lending to the

vny opposite result to that which I have imperfectly explained. My labors have.

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theless, proved Fruitlife. For from

MO

unbiased

source

has

an

advuse expression of fueling been

discovered

of

cause,

me

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tuo

Compradores have declared their

anviction that the native trade

is, or will be, thoroughly ruined) unlife the Ordinance be repeated. But this is simply retailing

retailing what

is notoriously the expressed vines of their masters, and against which They world feel little inclined to

argues.

The Muchants, I afeit,

ar

not frightened, hit consider the

the least oppressive and

Tax as

vexations which could have bee

imposed.

10. Such oft-repeated mis-statements,

the

regarding this subject require

refectation, but I

airv

gratified as

being able to add that notwith =

mary

eMon

chus

standing the circulated the Olivers Community

are

lively to be little affected by them, and will not be induced to lend afeistance to the opposition to the Ordinance which has been carried

an

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persistently by the Foreign

Merchants. The Chinese

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