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in Annam were e provided the trade would probably be much enlarged.

The outward Cargoes from Hongstong in British, German, Siamese and butch Vessels consist

of European pièce goods, opium, and Chinese produce such as Rice, Medicines, Paper, brockory sese the value of each cargo being estimated at from 20 to 30.000f The inward bargoes

bargoes coment

of Sugar, Cassia, Cassia birds, -Ground nut oil, Yellow with re

estimated at from go

for each Cargo .

lo 100,000

#

Chinese Merchants have

483

here in charge of their own on goods several of them proceeding by the same ship, they

Chinese

of Amer

ship, they barter their

e produce se, for the produx Annam and return here, the round voyage occupiping from three to four months.

There is also a trade in

bean cake

& from swatons to the before mentioned Ports -

(Signed) H. & Themett

36 - April 1875.

Harbor Master.

(True Copy) .

Ari &

Smit..

Acting Colonial Secretary.