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discuss the land

question, at which

meeting a resolution

to the Effect was passed "That in

view of

the present

alarming state of affairs

in the Colony the foven.

ment

be

ted to requested

advance money

on

Mortgages on landed

property at a low rate

of interest, say five ter

the at

it would

quits wit of

the

The questure

cent per

"

358

have learnt

2. While I much

witt nunh

regret the difficulties,

Many

under which several of

the Chinese inhabitants

Cappen the

of the Hanghang fase

Ineed

now labouring, I need

hardly say

that If

GAB

fo the Gort to advance concur in your opinion

in the

Lex tee

pirpered for the purfage

of relieving there Diffietties 1

К

that no

a pistamine from bublic fundr

I could

provided be advanced by

the

Government