Supply of tea and other goods to the United States and Canada.

(1) pp. 1-241, ''Papers respecting the supply of Tea and other Indian and China Goods to the British Colonies on the Continent of North America and more particularly to the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada.'' (2) John Richardson (Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). pp. 1-4, to John Inglis (Member of the Court of Directors) Montreal 2nd Sept. 1822, Suggests the East India Company should stop smuggling by sending Tea direct to Canada; pp. 27-36, Remarks upon the Tea Trade of Canada, Quebec, 13th Jan. 1824. (3) pp. 4-5, J. Stewart to James Daniell (Member of the Court of Directors), Quebec 26th April 1823. (4) pp. 5-10, Memorial of the Committee of Trade at Quebec to Earl Bathurst (one of H.M.'s Principal Secretaries of State), Quebec 24th April 1823, Suggesting direct trade in Tea and China goods with the Colonies. (5) pp. 10-3, Resolutions of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, Kingston, 12th Dec. 1823, Commercial arrangements with the United States. (6) pp. 13-24, Capt. Weltden (late Commander of an East India Company's ship) to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, Kensington, 23rd Dec. 1823, Contraband trade between the United States and Canada. Capt. George Weltden commanded the ''Indus'' in 1815. (7) pp. 25-7, Address of the Legislative Council and also of the House of Assembly to the Earl of Dalhousie, the Governor, Quebec, 9th Jan. 1824, Smuggling on the United States frontier. (8) pp. 36-9, Extract from letter by John H. Dunn, York, Upper Canada, 2nd Feb. 1824, Profits to the United States from the sale and smuggling of Tea. (9) Gillespies, Moffat, Finlay & Co. pp. 39-44, to John Masterman (Member of the Court of Directors), London, 10th Feb. 1824; pp. 44-5, to William Wigram (M.P. and Chairman of the East India Company) 18th Feb. 1824; pp. 47-8, to William Astell (M.P. and Chairman) 1st May 1824, Smuggling between the United States and Canada. (10) p. 45, William Huskisson to C. W. W. Wynn (President of the Board of Control), Somerset House, 12th April 1824. (11) p. 46, R. Wilmot Horton to Thomas Lack, Downing Street, 23rd April 1824. (12) pp. 49-80, ''Report of the Joint Committee [John B. Robertson, Chairman] of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly on the subject of Tea. (13) pp. 81-9, Extract of a communication from the Montreal Committee of Trade to James Stuart 8th March 1823, Smuggling. (14) pp. 91-133, ''Observations upon a Memorial which has been presented to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury from certain Dealers in Tea of the City of Edinburgh.'' [The Memorial complained that the East India Company was keeping up the price of Tea by limiting the supply to the Public.] With Appendices, including accounts showing the gross quantity of tea imported each year from 1784 to 1824; pp. 135-6, An Account showing the gross quantity of Tea, including Private Trade, Prize, Neutral Property, &c. annually imported, put up for sale, sold, refused in the following years (i.e. 1784-1823); p. 139, Tea exported from Canton by Americans; pp. 143-72, Extract Letters to Canton on the subject of Souchong Tea 27th Sept. 1815 to 8th April 1823; pp. 173-212, Extract Letters from Canton Do., do. 7th July 1816 to 8th Jan. 1824; p. 213, Quantities of Hyson Tea (including Private Trade) put up at each sale, sold and refused in the three last years (1st March 1821 to 1st March 1824); pp. 217-39, Extract Letters to Canton on the subject of Low and inferior Black Teas 19th Feb. 1802 to 15th Aug. 1821; p. 241, Stock of Tea in the Warehouses 1st March 1820 to 1st March 1824.

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