CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 34

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the trade of the Colony The subject is

which

10/0

approoch with diffidences

from a fear that we may expresse language, too strong.

in

of the

in which the Chinese were irritated to

a course of action against this Colony, which, if persevered in, we early believe will end in acquiring such rapid development

in

the Port, though having acquired immense trade, and

blind

by the wilfully ignorant it would seem that this trade is ascribed to the Colony being the centre of a huge smuggling organization. Because commerce has entered

here and trade does not pass through

ceasing to maintain the importance

The Coast of China to which its natural advantages have raised it

admirably in the

China Tea, that it is now the central point for the receipt and despatch of

The Mails from China, Manila and

Japon, and has become the headquarters

of the great Steam lines that are now

Canton,

a city some sixty miles distant

and inconveniently situated up a river,

it is concluded that

the duties

are collected from goods carried from this island by the Native Craft that convey them to the

many small ports along

the Coast. It is true that they pay duty at Canton but it is equally true that they pay at their respective ports.

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31 the trade of the Colony The subject is which 10/0 approoch with diffidences from a fear that we may expresse language, too strong. in of the in which the Chinese were irritated to a course of action against this Colony, which, if persevered in, we early believe will end in acquiring such rapid development in the Port, though having acquired immense trade, and blind by the wilfully ignorant it would seem that this trade is ascribed to the Colony being the centre of a huge smuggling organization. Because commerce has entered here and trade does not pass through ceasing to maintain the importance The Coast of China to which its natural advantages have raised it admirably in the China Tea, that it is now the central point for the receipt and despatch of The Mails from China, Manila and Japon, and has become the headquarters of the great Steam lines that are now Canton, a city some sixty miles distant and inconveniently situated up a river, it is concluded that the duties are collected from goods carried from this island by the Native Craft that convey them to the many small ports along the Coast. It is true that they pay duty at Canton but it is equally true that they pay at their respective ports.
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the trade of the Colony The subject is

} ! ༈་

which

10/0

approoch with diffidences

| from a fear that we may expresse

language, too aring.

ANAMAALI

in

Derse

of the

in which the Chinese were

rustigated to

a. -enÁS 0)

of action against

this Oclony, which, if persevered in, we

A

arly belive will end) in ato

acquiring

such rapid development

in

ed an

the Par hart, thongthing has acquired

imuneuse trade, and

blind

ØY

by the wilfully

iguerant it would seem that this trade is ascribed to the Colony being itive sent of a hinge emuggling organizations. Because commerce has entered

8

here and trade dew not pass through

ecasing to maintains the importance

W

The Cast of China to which its

natural adu.

väritages have raised it

Liliated

30

admirably in the

China Tea, that it is now the central

point for the script and despatch of

The Mails from China, Manila and

d

Japon, and has become the thead_quaiter;

of the great Steam lines that are now

Canton,

A

city

same mivity miles distant

and inconveniently situated up a river,

it is concluded that

Me

duties

are

collected from goods caused from this

island by the Mative Craft- that convey

shem to the

many

small

ports along

good, de

the Cast. It is live these

at Canton but it is

not pay duty at

equally true that they pay at their

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