CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 64

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cultivated. In the most fertile and thickly populated districts the ground is too precious to be wasted on carriage roads and all the traffic is conducted by coolies and by means of roads no broader than 1-2 feet, which roads are constantly intersected by the irrigation dykes necessary for agricultural purposes.

But even in North China I believe the experience of the last war with China has shown that coolies are far more serviceable even for the heaviest loads than animals. But whilst Hongkong cannot furnish either animals or vehicles to any appreciable extent. Hongkong is a convenient centre for procuring animals from Manila, Australia, and elsewhere.

(lised) &. I Bitel 15th July 1880-

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63 cultivated. In the most fertile and thickly populated districts the ground is too precious to be wasted on carriage roads and all the traffic is conducted by coolies and by means of roads no broader than 1-2 feet, which roads are constantly intersected by the irrigation dykes necessary for agricultural purposes. But even in North China I believe the experience of the last war with China has shown that coolies are far more serviceable even for the heaviest loads than animals. But whilst Hongkong cannot furnish either animals or vehicles to any appreciable extent. Hongkong is a convenient centre for procuring animals from Manila, Australia, and elsewhere. (lised) &. I Bitel 15th July 1880-

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63 cultivated. In the most fertile and thickly populated disbists the ground is too precious to be wasted on carriage roads and all the traffic is conducted by coolies and by means of roads no bodder than 1-2 feet, which roads are constantly intersected by the ivization dykes necessary for agricultural kurkosu. But even in North China I believe the experience of the last was with China has shown that any appreciable extent. Honghong is a convenient uentre for procuring animals from Manila, Australia, and elsewhere. (lised) &. I Bitel 15th July 1880- coolies are far more serviceable even for the heaviest loads than animals. But whilst Hongkong cannot furnish either animals or vehicles to

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cultivated. In the most fertile and thickly populated disbists the ground is too precious

to be wasted on carriage roads and all

the traffic is conducted by coolies and by means of roads no bodder than 1-2 feet,

which roads are constantly intersected by the ivization dykes necessary for agricultural

kurkosu.

But even

in North China I

believe the experience of the last

was with China has shown that

any appreciable extent. Honghong is a convenient uentre for procuring animals from Manila, Australia, and

elsewhere.

(lised) &. I Bitel

15th July 1880-

coolies are

far

more serviceable even

for the heaviest loads than

animals.

But whilst Hongkong cannot furnish either animals or vehicles to

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