CO129-191 - Public Offices & Others - 1880 — Page 508

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It does not carry in the manufacture at all. The profit, formerly made by distillation at our own works, we are unable to state, as operations were conducted on so small a scale that the necessity for special and accurate calculations never arose, nor can we, working at the Distillery, give the results of the two months' experimental produce as much of it shipped to foreign ports have not yet received accounts.

In the next place, we have to point out that the producing power of this manufactory has not been increased since the former owners ceased working it.

Again, nearly the whole of the manufactured spirit is intended for exportation, and it is greatly to the benefit of the colony, foreign trade, and connexions. An industry of this kind is capable of supporting a considerable number of Chinese workmen, and the revenue of the Colony directly benefits by the occupation of the building, which, but for the Company's enterprise, would have stood empty and probably have fallen into decay.

It is also further to be observed...

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( It does not carry in the manufacture at all. The profit, formerly made by distillation at our own works, we are unable to state, as operations were conducted on so small a scale that the necessity for special and accurate calculations never arose, nor can we, working at the Distillery, give the results of the two months' experimental produce as much of it shipped to foreign ports have not yet received accounts. In the next place, we have to point out that the producing power of this manufactory has not been increased since the former owners ceased working it. Again, nearly the whole of the manufactured spirit is intended for exportation, and it is greatly to the benefit of the colony, foreign trade, and connexions. An industry of this kind is capable of supporting a considerable number of Chinese workmen, and the revenue of the Colony directly benefits by the occupation of the building, which, but for the Company's enterprise, would have stood empty and probably have fallen into decay. It is also further to be observed...

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carry

the manufacture at all. The

profit, formerly made at by distillation,

ab our

ow own

works

wr are unable to state,

operations

comparatively

were conducted, ou

so small a

scale, that the

necessity for special and accurate cal-

culations never arose, not can wr

working at the Distillery,

give

the results of the two months experimental as much of the shipped to foreign ports have not yet received accounts

produce was

and wr

Lalis.

In the next place,

501 have to

point out that the producing power of

this manufactory has not been increased, since the former

it.

the

ownes

ceased

working

to increase it,

Again, nearly the whole of manufactured spirit is intended for exportation, and it is greatly to the benefit of the bolony, foreign trade and connexions. An industry of this kind is capable of supporting

i considerable number of Chinese workmen and the revenue of the Colony directly benefits by the occupation of

building, which, but

for the leompany's enterprise, would have stood empty and probably have

fallen

into dee

decay.

It is also further to br

observed

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