CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 550

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agent in Parliament Street, Contemplate Setting up in that Colony. Machinery for grinding Forkland Cement:

the clinker, or material as it comes from the kiln, being imported from this Country I presume that it is Expected that the lowness of local rates for labour and the high price which Cement Commands in the Colony

will enable this business to be carried on at a Considerable profit, if only large orders Can be secured.

2. The material letter is M. King's of the 30th July in which he requests that The sample barrel of clinker may be addressed to;

James Orange Esq CE. Hong Kong.

by adding "It does not matter what line of steamers it goes by, and let them pay the freight at the other end, but be sure that Your name is not on the cask, in case anyone out there should find out what we are doing and that we don't want"

3. Mr James Orange is the Resident Engineer of the

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547 agent in Parliament Street, Contemplate Setting up in that Colony. Machinery for grinding Forkland Cement: the clinker, or material as it comes from the kiln, being imported from this Country I presume that it is Expected that the lowness of local rates for labour and the high price which Cement Commands in the Colony will enable this business to be carried on at a Considerable profit, if only large orders Can be secured. 2. The material letter is M. King's of the 30th July in which he requests that The sample barrel of clinker may be addressed to; James Orange Esq CE. Hong Kong. by adding "It does not matter what line of steamers it goes by, and let them pay the freight at the other end, but be sure that Your name is not on the cask, in case anyone out there should find out what we are doing and that we don't want" 3. Mr James Orange is the Resident Engineer of the
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547 agent in Parliament Street, Contemplate Setting up in that Colony. Machinery for grinding Forkland Cement: the clinker, or material as it comes from the kiln, being imported from this Country I presume that it is Exchected that the lowness of local rates for labour and the high price which Cement Commands in the Colony will enable this business to be canied on at a Considerable profit, if only large order Can be secured. 2. The material letter is M. King's of the 30th July in in which he requests that The sample banel of clinker may be addressed to; James Orauge Esq CE. Hong Kong. by adding "It does not matter what line of steamers "it que auk, and let them "pay the freight at the "other end, but be sure that Your name is not 'on the cask, in case "anyone out there should "find out what we are doing "and that we dont want" 3. Mnr James Orange is the Resident Engineer of the ry
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agent in Parliament Street, Contemplate Setting up in that Colony. Machinery for grinding Forkland Cement:

the clinker, or material as it comes from the kiln, being imported from this Country I presume that it is Exchected that the lowness of local rates for labour and the high price which Cement Commands in the Colony

will enable this business to

be canied on at a Considerable

profit, if only large order

Can be secured.

2. The material letter is M. King's of the 30th July

in

in which he requests that

The sample banel of clinker may be addressed to;

James Orauge Esq CE.

Hong Kong.

by

adding "It does not matter

what line of steamers "it que auk, and let them "pay the freight at the

"other end, but be sure

that

Your

name is not 'on the cask, in case "anyone out there should "find out what we are doing "and that we dont want"

3. Mnr James Orange

is the Resident Engineer of

the

ry

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