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possible to conjecture what is lost by Guarantine regulations against her in very direction which drive away. Vessels from her harbour, and deprive all, down to the humblest labourer, their proportion of gain from the floating, victualling, loading, and discharging of
the immense fleet which ordinarily frequents these waters. 31. Chinese Hong merchants have retired to the mainland leaving
their premises to caretakers and
their commercial engagements in abeyance until the Public Health
shall be restored. The effect of this is much felt by merchants whose merchandise is left on their hands beyond the contract time and many have had to call on their Bankers to enable them to tide
over the lock-up of money. The Bankers under such circumstances buy and sell fewer Bills and they witness the contraction of trade in all the ramifications in which they have a financial interest. The sugar refining industry is affected not by thousands but by Millions of dollars,
and although happily not suspended it is for the moment crippled for want of labour.
Landlords in the affected districts of the City suffer and the natives generally in the midst
of all this trouble find it necessary to pay
30 to 50% above
the usual price for
articles of food
without exaggeration. It is asserted that so far as trade and commerce are concerned the plague has assumed the importance of a calamity. 33. With reference to the Statement Entertained I have to inform Your Lordships that on the 1st June in the Legislative Council I briefly sketched the measures which the Government intended to pursue in the event of the recurrence of such a Catastrophe.
I inclose herewith
a copy of that speech.
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possible to conjecture what is lost by Guarantine regulations against her In very direction which drive away. Prezels from her harbour, and dépine all, down to the humblest labonne, their proportion of gain home the loating, fictualling, loading, aud
tiskhanging of
the tinsense fleet Which ordinarily frequents these tralers. 31. Chinese Hing herchants have retired to the mainland leaving
their premises to care
takers and
Hur commercial Ingagements th Abeyance until the Public Health.
Fall be stored. The effect of this to huch felt by hurchants whose herchandize to left on their hands beyond the contract time and many have had to call on their Bankers to hable them to tide
over
obe the lock-up of money. The Bankers Writes such liecunstances buy and Sell fewer Bills and they witness the Contraction all the ramifications of
of trude in which they have a financial interest. The turn-open to Lugar
Sugar refining to lectored hat by thousands but by Millions of dotters,
and although happily not suspended it is for the homent Crippled for bat
labour.
Landlords in the leffected
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districts of the City leieive And the natives Overally in the Jidst of
all this troubler find
he hecessary.
30 alve.
price
articles
50% above
of food
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32, without in aggeration. Lay's
so Assert kat se fa
as trade and
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Commerce an ancerred the plaque has assumed the importance of for brisampleit inlamity. 33 bis to the Strangimento Enterplated" I have to infor Your Lordships that ob a the Legislative council on Jure I briefly shotched the bottocks Which the Govembeset intended to
hin of pronung
pursue hill &
a
Meeting of
the 14th
sel. 2
Genser mailing i becurrence of such a Catastrophe
I Inclore he
from that theech
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