CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 463

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed
## Step 1: Understand the task The task is to proofread OCR output of historical records related to Hong Kong, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, rejoining broken sentences, and restoring paragraph breaks while preserving the original content and format as much as possible. ## Step 2: Identify the issues in the given text The given text contains numerous OCR errors, including spelling mistakes, incorrect spacing, and what appears to be mixed content possibly from a table or list related to tariffs, duties, and commodities. ## Step 3: Correct spelling errors Correcting obvious spelling errors such as "bantow" to "banton", "Lekim" to "Likin" (a known tax in historical China), "Oc mp tered" to "Omitted" or a more appropriate term based on context, "Batination" to possibly "Destination", "Hoppos" to "Hoppo" (a historical term related to customs in China), and "Pons Rons" to possibly "Ports" or another relevant term. ## Step 4: Fix spacing issues and rejoin broken sentences Removing extra spaces and adding missing ones where necessary. For example, "brown Shek Lung Lung" could be corrected to "Brown Shek Lung Lung" and "banton" should be separated from the preceding word if necessary. ## Step 5: Restore paragraph breaks and format in Markdown The original text seems to be a jumbled mix of words and numbers, possibly from a table. Restoring paragraph breaks and formatting the text into proper Markdown syntax, including tables if the content suggests a tabular structure. ## Step 6: Apply the rules for file references, page numbering, and other specific requirements Ensuring that file references are formatted correctly without spaces inside parentheses, and page numbering lines are preserved as per the original scan. ## Step 7: Reorganize the content if necessary Given the content appears to be related to tariffs and duties on various commodities, reorganizing it into a coherent structure, possibly a table, if that's what the original document intended. ## Step 8: Output the corrected text in HTML format using

for paragraphs Since the task requires outputting in HTML using

for paragraphs, the final step involves converting the corrected and formatted Markdown text into HTML. The final answer is:

Brown Shek Lung Lung

white

banton

bondy

showing Prefects, Hoppos und

Still showe

Pons Rons

Port of Shipment

banty Canton

Lekim tax

Naçao

Oc mp tered

Batination

bantow

Hingking & Macao

Pientain & Thanghai 0.

Lekime

sarcone

commodities passing from the within stentein Sariff

Prefects duty

Hoppe's duty

Extra Foral

...

On arrival at Tientsin & Shanghai half duty only levied on these (ie.)

Hongkong & Macao 1. 0. 0. 0.14.0 0.2.0.7 Besides shayes

Certain duties payable to the Prefect at Shui Jung is Kochanfú -

banty then Lung

white

browns

Enclosure W6.

5. 0. 2. 5. 0.0. per 100

Teing

Un

bantow

HopRong & Macko

2.50

0.4 mace

2.

9.0.

Brian orchow (by to) to Howany Inry, carton

1. 0. 0.10.0.0.0 per 100 cel

with export duty certificate 0. 0.6.0. 0.0 0 0 half duty only levied

From the Country to Canton

1.

0.

kantor to Soyking

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## Step 1: Understand the task The task is to proofread OCR output of historical records related to Hong Kong, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, rejoining broken sentences, and restoring paragraph breaks while preserving the original content and format as much as possible. ## Step 2: Identify the issues in the given text The given text contains numerous OCR errors, including spelling mistakes, incorrect spacing, and what appears to be mixed content possibly from a table or list related to tariffs, duties, and commodities. ## Step 3: Correct spelling errors Correcting obvious spelling errors such as "bantow" to "banton", "Lekim" to "Likin" (a known tax in historical China), "Oc mp tered" to "Omitted" or a more appropriate term based on context, "Batination" to possibly "Destination", "Hoppos" to "Hoppo" (a historical term related to customs in China), and "Pons Rons" to possibly "Ports" or another relevant term. ## Step 4: Fix spacing issues and rejoin broken sentences Removing extra spaces and adding missing ones where necessary. For example, "brown Shek Lung Lung" could be corrected to "Brown Shek Lung Lung" and "banton" should be separated from the preceding word if necessary. ## Step 5: Restore paragraph breaks and format in Markdown The original text seems to be a jumbled mix of words and numbers, possibly from a table. Restoring paragraph breaks and formatting the text into proper Markdown syntax, including tables if the content suggests a tabular structure. ## Step 6: Apply the rules for file references, page numbering, and other specific requirements Ensuring that file references are formatted correctly without spaces inside parentheses, and page numbering lines are preserved as per the original scan. ## Step 7: Reorganize the content if necessary Given the content appears to be related to tariffs and duties on various commodities, reorganizing it into a coherent structure, possibly a table, if that's what the original document intended. ## Step 8: Output the corrected text in HTML format using for paragraphs Since the task requires outputting in HTML using for paragraphs, the final step involves converting the corrected and formatted Markdown text into HTML. The final answer is: Brown Shek Lung Lung white banton bondy showing Prefects, Hoppos und Still showe Pons Rons Port of Shipment banty Canton Lekim tax Naçao Oc mp tered Batination bantow Hingking & Macao Pientain & Thanghai 0. Lekime sarcone commodities passing from the within stentein Sariff Prefects duty Hoppe's duty Extra Foral ... On arrival at Tientsin & Shanghai half duty only levied on these (ie.) Hongkong & Macao 1. 0. 0. 0.14.0 0.2.0.7 Besides shayes Certain duties payable to the Prefect at Shui Jung is Kochanfú - banty then Lung white browns Enclosure W6. 5. 0. 2. 5. 0.0. per 100 Teing Un bantow HopRong & Macko 2.50 0.4 mace 2. 9.0. Brian orchow (by to) to Howany Inry, carton 1. 0. 0.10.0.0.0 per 100 cel with export duty certificate 0. 0.6.0. 0.0 0 0 half duty only levied From the Country to Canton 1. 0. kantor to Soyking HoryRing & Maced 0. 0 0. 0. ban tow D. 0. 0 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. " 0. 0.7.0. 0. 0.86 0. 0.8. 0 0.3.5.0. besides estra thaye 9.5.0. yarn free goods do di docks. hootings Song Ring 11 Angello * " 0. 0. 0. 0 4 4 0. 0. 0. 77 0. 0. 0. l. " 4 Exceeding the wery to gds: ut you: long. in triad t 0.4.0.0. Grey white plain & kritted 0. 4.5.0.0. 4 5.0.0. her hiew. 1.5.0. per piece 0 0.4.0. 0. 0. 1 3 0. 0. 0. b. 0 $ 0. 0. 4. 5.
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Brown Shek Lung Lung white banton bon dy showing Prefects, Hoppos und Still showe Pons Rons Port of Shipment bandy Canton Lekim tax Naçao Oc mp tered Batination bantow Hingking & MacRe Pientain & Thanghai 0. Lekime sarcone commodities passing from the with stentein Sariff Prefects duty Hoppe's duty Extra Foral Th 3 t. A m. a. e t h e @ 0 6 0 a o 0 0 0. ایسے 0 بارم 0 0. 2. 0. O. Besides I mace per face & disserent of weight 0 0 0 0 ایسے مجھے مجھے اسیم me Arter Lindner On arrival at Tientsin & Shanghai half duty only levied on these (ie. ) 0 0. 0 In نگام In Arter to 481 Forign Fariff Hemasks @ s m o C. o. b 0 0 1.2 for brown 0. 2. 0. for white for candy مجھے مجھے میسج ایی Hongkong & Macao 1. 0. 0. 0.14.0 0.2.0.7 Besides shayes 0 D. 4. 4. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. " # 4 0.0. 4. " difference of 1.6. 5) weight in smeer 01 0. 0 Spee 0. 18.2 Certain duties payable to the Prefect at shui Jung is Kochanfú - bandy then Lung white browns Enclosure W6. 5. 0. 2. 5. 0.0. per 100 Teing Un bantow 0. to. مجرم 0. 1. 0. 0 0. 0 0. 7 banton HopRong & Macko 0. 0 0. 0 0 0 0 2.50 0.4 mace 2. 9.0. 0. Brian orchow (by to) to Howany Inry, carton ے کیسے کیسے کیسے مجھے مجھے 1. 0. 0.10.0.0.0 per 100 cel with expor dhuity actificate 0. 0.6.0. 0.0 0 0 half duly only levied From the Country to Canton 1. 0. بیج 03 4 3 0 0. 0 0 0 ہے ایسے مجھے میرے " kantor to Soyking HoryRing & Maced 0. 0 0. 0. رحیم 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2tacts 12. 0. 0. ban tow D. 0. 0 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. " 0. میسج ے مجھے مجھے ہے 0.7.0. 0. 0.86 0. 0.8. 0 0.3.5.0. besides estra thaye 9.5.0. yarn freee goods do di docks. hootings Song Ring 11 Angello * " 0. 0. 0. 0 4 4 0. بسیج 0. 0. 77 0. 0. 0. l. " 4 بھیم بھیج O " 0. 0. A ریم وسیم سے ایسے میں ایسے ایسے کیسے بر صحیح وح پسر برجیم نے میسج 0. 0. مجھے گردے مجھ سے ہے b. b. b 0. 0. 2. A. Exceeding the wery to gds: ut you: long. in triad t 0.4.0.0. کیسے پیسے 0 Grey white plain & kritted مبر جیسے آپ کے میرے 0. 4.5.0.0. 4 جیسے گردید جیسے دیکھے 0. بریم 5.0.0. her hiew. 1.5.0. per piece ی کردی ہے pr. chang 0 0.4.0. 0. 0. 1 3 0. 0. 0. ایی سید 0 b. 0 $ 0. 0. 4. 5.
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Brown Shek Lung Lung

white

banton

bon dy

showing Prefects, Hoppos und

Still showe

Pons Rons

Port of Shipment

bandy Canton

Lekim tax

Naçao

Oc mp tered

Batination

bantow

Hingking & MacRe

Pientain & Thanghai 0.

Lekime

sarcone

commodities passing from the with stentein Sariff

Prefects duty

Hoppe's duty

Extra Foral

Th

3

t.

A m. a.

e t h e

@

0

6

0

a o

0

0

0.

ایسے

0

بارم

0

0.

2. 0.

O. Besides I mace per

face & disserent of weight

0 0 0 0

ایسے مجھے مجھے اسیم

me Arter

Lindner

On arrival at Tientsin & Shanghai half duty only levied on these (ie. )

0

0.

0

In

نگام

In

Arter

to 481

Forign Fariff Hemasks

@ s m o C.

o. b 0 0 1.2

for brown

0. 2.

0.

for white

for candy

مجھے مجھے میسج

ایی

Hongkong & Macao 1. 0.

0.

0.14.0

0.2.0.7 Besides shayes

0

D.

4. 4.

0. 1.

0.

0.

0.

"

#

4

0.0. 4.

"

difference of 1.6. 5) weight in smeer 01 0.

0

Spee

0.

18.2

Certain duties payable to the Prefect at shui Jung is Kochanfú -

bandy then Lung

white

browns

Enclosure W6.

5. 0. 2. 5. 0.0. per 100

Teing

Un

bantow

0.

to.

مجرم

0. 1. 0.

0

0.

0

0.

7

banton

HopRong & Macko

0.

0

0.

0 0 0

0

2.50

0.4 mace

2.

9.0.

0.

Brian orchow (by to) to Howany Inry, carton

ے کیسے کیسے کیسے

مجھے مجھے

1. 0.

0.10.0.0.0 per 100 cel

with expor dhuity actificate 0.

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0.0

0 0

half duly only levied

From the Country

to

Canton

1.

0.

بیج

03 4 3 0 0.

0 0 0

ہے ایسے مجھے میرے

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kantor to Soyking

HoryRing & Maced

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0.

0.

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12.

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0

0. 2. 0. 0.

0.

"

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