to prohibit the warehousing
of Spirits,
or on the other
hand
to furnish its ingress & egress / except for internal Consumption / without reserve.
Succumb to this latter alternative we must not because however obvious that it will in fact affect facilities for smuggling,
deceit
not be, we
have some reason to believe that such is the view of the Chinese Authorities; & that they
would consider it as an unfriendly uncalled for sanction, the weight of which we fear for the transit trade, and as an
additional duty
on an Article which
ought altogether
to be
excluded
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But on this subject there is
little relating the
news.
entertain, a desire to
leave to you the fullest Latitude
The division within
ourselves, must have a
material bearing on the general taxation of the Colony. For
this reason
other Authorities
feel it equally impossible
and unwise at their
distance to fetter you by
any positive Instructions. For references to the amount of Revenue to be locally
raised. To
the articles on which it
may
best be levied.
This object which they