His Majesty's Government, the magnitude of our dealings in that principal article of import, which is to the extent of much over one half (estimated at a value of £6,043,000 per annum) of the trade itself, presume, ample justification for our assuming to address Your Excellency on a subject of such grave importance, not only concerning our governing interest, but as a matter in no lesser degree affecting also the future prosperity of the Colony itself in which we are interested.
2. There seems to exist considerable misconception regarding the Opium trade of this port, of which the Home Government are perhaps consequently under the presumption that they lack the means of obtaining accurate details of the traffic to enable them to form a correct opinion of the validity of the arguments adduced in support of the proposed Measure. We are constrained...
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Majesty's Government, the magnitude of our dealings in that principal artiole of import, which is to the extent of much
over one half (estimated. at a value of £6,043,000 per annum) of the trade itself,
presume, ample
aur
on
tification for on a fourning assuming to address Your Exmtbuny a subject of such grave importance, not
Concernin
h our
verning interest, but as a
in no
ad
only pecuniary affecting also lepon degree the future
lesser
prosperity of the Colony itself
in which we interested.
2.
There
are
equally
seems
to exist
considerable misconception
do the
Opium
regards
As
trade of
this port, of which the Home Government
AMM QUAAA e
are
perhaps Consequently, ander
the presumption that they
lack the means
of obtaining
of the
traffic
accurate details of to enable them to form a
a
correct opinion of the validity
of the
rguments
addused in
support of the propoved
Measure
ive are constrained
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