CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 389

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houses to establish themselves at

the Colony, junts might obtain passes, wh. W. Free them to their port of destination, or insourds as the case

may be; but as matters

tand the "com" expect two, impossibilities, porstly mat wh clear from Frongkong

of all ourveillance until their arrival

oh? be free at their fort of destination - they say nothing about those who are bound for the Colony

recondly that the

Chinese

g sec

good sh? view the trace of Hongkong in the same light as they & free it from all disabilities.-

Z

72 is unnecessary D. never be & the sooner the difference

Many

that this in the positions is understood the more probability there is of coming to an unbiased judgment.

As regards the prints trace of the Colony being seriously injured, unquestionably the contraband portion

Z iz is

likely to be 20,

am not aware that that affords

matter for regret : on the contrary, if the Colony

consnete of their own

interests instead of those of a number of Chinese who make the Colony

a basis for their operations & tathe no manner of interest in its prosperity except so far as affects Tremselves, tess &

wd

they muggling

geing there

that the

was the

better & sounorer word be the trade & the more respectable the class of Chinese trackers who resert to it. This however is a

ques

Zon economy who need not be discusrech

of political here. - The fears of the Compt are before me & I confess I hardly

In the first place

share in them

20h.

"

during the past year 1873 the funks who arrived at trongthong,

may be called " inwards"," amounted to 27,049 in mumber of 1,739598 tons measurement; This was agst 28, 340 of 1871810

Zons

matter

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