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is not thereby allained. This defect, however, seems to be in some measure counterbalanced byt
their being warehoused tee of expense:
With
and by
regard to Canton, I would remark,
that the greatest proportion of the goods intended for,
this market are wearhoused at Hongkong and only sent over when they have been actually,
sold here or offer a fair prospect of a prompt sale. This affords our merchants the facility of deferring
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the payment of dectis until the period of importation, although till then the goods - subject to the charge of warehouse rent-
are
Freds are generally re exported from hence,
either to countries bessend the seas, or to Chinese
Ports.
ad 1 . _____ As pespects the first point, it will beclear
from what I have already stated, that such a contingency, would not be
would not be of frequent no goods being imported here, the sale of which is doubtful. Al least. I have had but few applications to that effect
occurrence, no
ung
some goods imported immediately after the opening of the trade. In these cases
I invariably obtained permission for the parties to export their wares fue of dulis, but considering the low rates levied, and no provision being made in the treaties, with regard to the return of duties in any
-case ; Idid not press the matter
beyond a certain point.
ad 2
re
Touching
• such commeditics as are
-exported to any of the privileged ports in China, I have made arrangements with the Superintendent of Customs, according to which hi: grants, upon my application, (as per encle sed form') a certificate to the exporter, that the duties have abrendy been paid here,
: paid here, upon which they ans
not exacted a second time, on the arcval of the goods at their Part of destination. These shipments
occur very
very frequently and this privilege, which is stipulated for in § 20 of the American Treaty, is of great importance to the merchants here,
inasmuch as it allows them to avail themselves