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le£llvely, that has adually been exported from the ports of the 
Cape in four years, is as follows : 
Value. 
In 1799 — R.D. 108,160 o 
1800 — 85,049 2 
1801 — ■ 5o>5i9 6 
1802 — 57i^9^ o 
In four years R. D. 300,925 o 
or jT.Go.iS^ o Currency, 
The obvious conclufion to be drawn from the view now taken 
of the amount of exports in colonial produce is, that the Cape 
of Good Hope, in its prefent condition, is of very little import- 
ance to any nation, confidered as to the articles of commerce it 
fupplies for exportation to foreign markets. The furplus 
produce, beyond the fupply of its own inhabitants, a garrifon, 
and navy of eight or ten thoufand men, and the refrefhments 
furnifhed to (hips trading and cafually calling there, is fo trifiing 
as to merit no confideration. But that, by a new fyftem of 
things, it is fufceptible of great improvement ; and the fupply 
of the moft important articles of being extended to an almoft 
indefinite amount. 
The next point that comes under confideration is the ad- 
vantages that may refiilt to the Britifh Empire by the increafed 
confumption of goods, the growth and produce of Great Britain 
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