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the Defences, and to promote the

general interests

"need hardly

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of

this Colony,

I

assure this Conneil

that I sympathize deeply with the

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grave

inconveniences to which our

mercantile com

community

subjected for

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have been

some time past in

consequence of the protracted France

Chinese complications. The general

depression of trade has, moreover,

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led to

a

Bercould

depression in

the public revenue. But I have.

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entire con

confidence in the elas

in the clasticity

our resources, and in the

of our

energy

and

and enterprise of this community; "and I hope that the return of peace I will soon restore the former

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prosperity and progress of Hongkong.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,

5. Bowen

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