CO129-203 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [10] — Page 533

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Pite can be ho doubt, but the Geographical pration of the island does afford a basis of operations, and that a considerable Amconut does exist. The undersigned,

however, pintures with all respect to pont

out that a comparison of the figure, pron by Eir Thomas bade, on page 3 o op Emmand paper 2716 Chemia No 2

(1880) Chond Mät not more than 3,38

3,35-7

parents of opism (leaving och lacas

which takes up a large quantity ) caw be smuggled siti Chria from Hughing.

The cornue on that, u. 1876, would

have been less than $300,000.

In 1875-

There

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There were left wh Sting King 21, 670

peents of the whole import _ In the priancial years 1878-1876. The Hoppe admitted collecting duly on what Qir

Thomas loade extruale = precuts 10, 813

of that amount. Fir Thoma, wade_ also allows 4,500 pecuts for Hongling

borking for export and local und - thulat Me The Governor's figures would lead to the

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Conclusion that only 340 Cheats were- boiled or prepared here. Ho kelleney States that the payment of the lax by The Opruim Farmer

of $205,000 15 an

ad valorind lax of more than looper

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