Comprehensive report on the Commerce & Revenues of California (see Entry 10): the situado's cessation since 1810; Solá's ~1819 opening of the ports to foreign trade (the growing Sandwich Islands trade); the 1827 Maritime Tariff; the 1829 Padrés customs reform; Echeandía's port practices; Monterey as the sole port of entry; the geography forcing a coasting trade; California's economic dependence on foreign trade (enforcing prohibitions would breed 'desafecto al gobierno y motivos de subversión'); shortages of rice/sugar/tobacco/gunpowder; staffing proposals (Admin. Ángel Ramírez at $2,000); concludes with a 4-point legislative proposal: (1) habilitate Monterey for foreign commerce, (2) habilitate SF/Sta Bárbara/San Pedro/San Diego for cabotage, (3) permit foreign coasting trade 5 more years, (4) establish a Monterey Customs House ⚠ UNCITED (Sav pp.191-204)
| Date | 1834-11-28 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Figueroa (Monterey) |
| To | Secretario del Despacho de Hacienda |
| Series | Departmental State Papers |
| Tomo | III |
| Original tomo page | iii.762–780 |
| Savage copy page | 191–204 |
| Scan leaf | n192–n205 |
| Document type | informe (verbatim-rich) |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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