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attached at nearly the whole balance open,
and the Opium can be put in board from the factories if they do that little capital is required by the merchants.
As an instance of the influence and power of the two Hong Co. in the Colony I may mention that not a Comptadore nor Chinese Merchant would come here or give me any information for the last 14 days of February when it was fresh in their memory that the Government had almost determined not to give the monopoly to the Farmers and had not got details of the management long before and had no Managing Committee.
No childless man could have been got to take charge - the substance, we had been told we would levy a tax on what they had on hand - an unjust proceeding.
And I sent round a special messenger to tell them that if any fee would be taken it would be from the Farmer - However in the 1st March everything went on under the Native Management and a Portuguese Clerk as if no change in the Administration had taken place.
I had kept careful records made for days before
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altached at nearly
the whole balne
openm,
and the Opium can be put
if the
in board from the factores do that
little capital 15 required by the merchants_
As an mitänee
of the mufluence and pools of the two Iti Co. in the Colony Imay
Marution that not a Comptadore nor
Chucie Merchant would conve hear
The or give the any information for the lash 14 days of February when it was fech
h Mat Me Goveniment had almost
determined not to gws the Harnopoly to
Me Farmers and & hadd not got delails
of the management long before and had
A
A Merch unde standing worth an old
Managin of the Man too thing Company
no chilled mean could have been got to
lake charge - the subheenece, low had been
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told we would levy a lax on
what
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they had on hand - a merch unjust proceding.
and I seat round special therœengero
to tell them that if any fee would be lakien it would be from the Farmer - Itowever in the 1th March boiling torution
Under the Native Managin and m
Porlugnen Clerk as if to change in the
Administration had taken place. Il
had ex
Careful
records made for days before
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