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centre for South China of the sormeree of the world
the trade with the United Kingdom British merchants have
recent yours handled only a portion, sad to expect them to be
able to deal with the whole of the world trade passing through
the port, however desirable that would be, seems too much to
hope for, and the future of the Colony as a whole is more
important than the immediate interests of certain partions of
its population.
10.
I am to add that a copy of your latter will be
sent as requested to the Secretary of State for the colonies,
but the vious expressed by your Committên do not appear likely
to be untertained by His Majesty'a foverment.
I m, sir,
Your obedient semant,
Bay Poland
bland Severn,
Colonial Recretary,
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