CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 413

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they shipped per each steamer, in former years, was 10,000 jars, and the total amount exported in each month was 100,000 jars. The spirit came from Kwong-chan and Chin-chan Prefectures, and were here transshipped to Bangkok. The Colony is unceasingly visited by steamers, and has a large collection of passage boats, traders and commodities. It is flourishing from day to day, and its population is gradually increasing. People have been induced to come to the Colony from other places, and it is looked upon as a happy land. To Petitioners' surprise, (the Government of) Bangkok has recently raised the dues on spirits imported, and has forbidden its conveyance into the interior under heavy penalties, the object being to cut off the importation of spirits. Considering the depressed state of trade, and the impossibility of making profit, Petitioners have not dared to export any spirit from the Colony to the said port in the face of the restrictions. There are many merchants, who have, on this account, stopped business. Petitioners learn upon enquiry that of late no steamer has carried more than two or three hundred jars each trip, which, when compared with the shipments in

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411 they shipped per each steamer, in former years, was 10,000 jars, and the total amount exported in each month was 100,000 jars. The spirit came from Kwong-chan and Chin-chan Prefectures, and were here transshipped to Bangkok. The Colony is unceasingly visited by steamers, and has a large collection of passage boats, traders and commodities. It is flourishing from day to day, and its population is gradually increasing. People have been induced to come to the Colony from other places, and it is looked upon as a happy land. To Petitioners' surprise, (the Government of) Bangkok has recently raised the dues on spirits imported, and has forbidden its conveyance into the interior under heavy penalties, the object being to cut off the importation of spirits. Considering the depressed state of trade, and the impossibility of making profit, Petitioners have not dared to export any spirit from the Colony to the said port in the face of the restrictions. There are many merchants, who have, on this account, stopped business. Petitioners learn upon enquiry that of late no steamer has carried more than two or three hundred jars each trip, which, when compared with the shipments in
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2. 411 they shipped per each steamer, in former years, was 10,000 jars, and the total amount exported in each month was 100,000 jars. The spirit caue from Kwong-chan and Chin-chan Prefecturess, Prefecturess, and were here traushipped to Bangkok. The Colony is unceasingly visited by steamers, and has a large collection · of passage boat, traders and Commodities. It is flourishing from day to day, and its population "gradually increasing. People have been induced to come to the is Colony from other places, and it is looked upon as a happy laud. To Petitioners' surprise (the Government of) Bangkok has recently recently raised the dues on spirits imported, and has forbidden its Conveyance into the interior under heavy penalties, the object being to ent off the importation of spirits. ~~ Considering the depressed state of trade, and the impossibility of making profik, Atitioners have not dare to export any spirit from the Colony to the said port in the face of the restrictions . There are...__ many merchants, who have, on this account, stopped business. Petitioners learn upon enquiry that of late no steamer has carried more than two or three hundred jars each trip, which, when Compared with the shipments in
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they shipped per each steamer, in

former years,

was 10,000 jars, and the total amount exported in each month was 100,000 jars. The spirit

caue

from Kwong-chan and

Chin-chan Prefecturess,

Prefecturess, and were here traushipped to Bangkok. The Colony is unceasingly visited by steamers, and has a large collection

· of passage boat, traders and Commodities. It is flourishing from day to day, and its population "gradually increasing. People have been induced to come to the

is

Colony from other places, and it is looked upon as a happy laud. To Petitioners' surprise (the Government of) Bangkok has recently

recently raised the dues on

spirits imported, and has forbidden its Conveyance into the interior under heavy penalties, the object being to ent off the importation of spirits. ~~ Considering the depressed state of trade, and the impossibility of making profik, Atitioners have not dare to export any spirit from the Colony to the said port in the face of the restrictions . There are...__

many

merchants, who have, on this account, stopped business. Petitioners learn upon enquiry

that of late no steamer has carried

more than two or three hundred

jars each trip, which, when

Compared with the shipments

in

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