JB/169/145/002

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The Portuguese gain nothing by Macao; if it should be purchased
by our Company it would be a most consequential acquisition. Viewing
matters however in the present state the Exports certainly
might be much greater than they have hitherto been for the
following reasons.

For many years past our Tonnage at China in proportion
to the rest of Europe might be considered to have been 8000
to 16000 Tons; but from now supplying ourselves with tea
in place of Foreigners, our tonnage will probably be in futrure
as 18000 to 6000; so allowing that the Foreign ships carried before
a proportionable Tonnage to us in Goods, they of course will
now decrease their Export from Europe in the same Ratio as
their Tonnage or to £201,250 which we may reckon to realize
n China £300,000. I have placed this as the remittance first in
conveyance because I conceive some Island or place might be had
by proper application on the Coast of China, where these Exports
would most probably exceed the Exports to India.

Identifier: | JB/169/145/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 169.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	169	Main Headings
Folio number	145	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	2
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Penner	lady bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[britannia with shield motif]]]
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Notes public		ID Number	56965
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