ce
pro-lauto
Ihalle
only to hint
b
at a Tonnage duly, equal to, that
hal letown that
provided by the tariff for the
Chinese ports. As ships must pay theese in the other ports; it would not be worse, comparatively, to pay
Mein at-
Hongkong; and the advantages
of
Zilin
tioned, would be counter-balanced by the
circumstances. The
existing Chinese tonnage duty of 3 Mace, or about 1s. 6d. a ton would, on 50,000 Tons, yield a Revenue of £7,500 – I have some
Reason to believe that
the Dock and Harbour dues paid by Ships
in the
Port of London do not altogether much fall short of the rate in question;
and at
Hong Kong, all pilotage would be avoided by Ships entering
in
there
by giving preferences to the Canton River.
I cannot hope, my lord, that
This hasty
and crude sketch, within
the narrow limits of time,
necessarily
prescribed, will be of much use to the Government; but if the
energy
of any sentiments on the subject should have betrayed me into any
strength of expression
unsuited to the
occasion. I am persuaded that it will be attributed to
any
want of due respect for Your