CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 373

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like the sister

Be been carefully kept as a free port: strongly protected by an Imperial garrison and British ships of war

owed its prosperity to there it has boomed from territorial advantages, to the policy of the Imperial government, and to the fact that, being strongly guarded, it has attracted a large population who have found that under British rule their lives and their property have been safe.

I should be inclined to judge not merely that it has prospered as a Crown Colony but that it has prospered greatly because it has been a Crown Colony.

The Straits Settlements,

DRAFT.

Icons about this. I think it had better be submitted.

MINUTE.

Mr. Fairfield.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bromston.

Mr. Meade.

Mr. Buxton.

Marquess of Ripon.

all bitterne

has measure 369 prospered in great! because it has been a Crown Colony gov?

[The expenses of the British empire stalents that under the Crown Colony gov?]

Hi Chinese have fared best, and that for time freedom from import duties, to the continuance of which the petitioners with reason attach importance, may be attained in the Crown colonies is enjoyed of Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements, but not in the great self-governing colonies of the empire.

It may however be contended that while the Crown Colony system was "Suited to the infancy of

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like the sister Be been carefully kept as a free port: strongly protected by an Imperial garrison and British ships of war owed its prosperity to there it has boomed from territorial advantages, to the policy of the Imperial government, and to the fact that, being strongly guarded, it has attracted a large population who have found that under British rule their lives and their property have been safe. I should be inclined to judge not merely that it has prospered as a Crown Colony but that it has prospered greatly because it has been a Crown Colony. The Straits Settlements, DRAFT. Icons about this. I think it had better be submitted. MINUTE. Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bromston. Mr. Meade. Mr. Buxton. Marquess of Ripon. all bitterne has measure 369 prospered in great! because it has been a Crown Colony gov? [The expenses of the British empire stalents that under the Crown Colony gov?] Hi Chinese have fared best, and that for time freedom from import duties, to the continuance of which the petitioners with reason attach importance, may be attained in the Crown colonies is enjoyed of Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements, but not in the great self-governing colonies of the empire. It may however be contended that while the Crown Colony system was "Suited to the infancy of
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like the sister

Be been carefully kept as a free port: strongly pestrated compilany by an domperial garrison of divin

and British ships of war

owed its prosperity to there it has boom fronteraturval

Λ

well as

advantages, to the policy

of the Imperial government, and to the fact that, being strongly guarded.

attracted a

d. it hai

Chinese

large population who have

found

fo

British

that under rule

Position from their lives and their property

have been safe.

I should be inclined to

I judge not merely that

as a

it has prospered Crown Colney but that it

The Straits Lettlemente,

DRAFT.

Icons about

this. I think it

had better the

mitted

MINUTE.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Fairfield.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bromston.

Mr. Meade.

Mr. Buxton.

Marquess of Ripon.

all

bitterne

-Brackets?

Ru

has

measure

369

prospered in great! because it has been a frown

[Ther expaices of the

is to the affect

British empire stalents that under the frown Polony gov?" "

Hi Chinese have fared

201

best,

and that for time freedom

from

import dution, to the

continuance

which the

of whi

petitioners with reason attach importance, may be attained in the Crown colonies

is enjoyed

of Hong Hong

and the Straits

Settlements, but not in the

great self governing princes

of the compie .9. It may however be

contended that while the

Crown folmy system was "Suited to the infancy of

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