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an advantageous remittance to China. 
Between 70 and 80,000 piculs of Beetle- 
nut are supposed to be annually imported 
into China. Any portion of the above 
quantity could be easily procured on the 
Island. 
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If we should be able, from the 
abovementioned resources, to defray the 
expences of the Island, it is presumed 
nothing more could be expected for some 
years; and when it is considered that it is 
only Eighteen Years since this Settlement 
was first formed, it should be a matter of 
exultation, that it already contributes so 
much as it does towards its support. 
The following statement will shew the 
gross amount of the Revenues and Dis¬ 
bursements of the Island from 178.9-90; 
the former arose solely until 1800-1 from 
the Farms on Opium, Arrack, and Gaming. 
L f 1 ¥ 0 * 
