Sale of unsold piece goods and tea and vendue sales difficulties; commission on profits from sales; consequences of abolition of office of Vendue Master; fall in value of Cape wine in London
Petition to Parliament by Cape inhabitants on Cape currency; exclusive right of EIC supply of tea to Cape refuted by Hawkins; reply to criticism by residents on day of EIC tea sales at Cape and prices; reply to criticism on pricing of teas and charge by Court of Directors of disregard for instructio...
Volume 9A: Extracts from letters from the Agent at the Cape of Good Hope to the Court of Directors, No 1 This volume was formed from letters sent from the Cape Agency, which were selected and copied, presumably for ease of reference to important matters or for a specific purpose which is no longer k...