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question dans not in our opinion "Constitute a direct infraction of the Stipulations of the Treaty of hanken. Zat the Chinesehen turtib have a right to complain. Revertheless, the principle Moolant in the solonial but, repecially in Lev. 8. ving the imposition In poll tax upon fruip inmigrant arclusively, appears tous to be open to serious objections both of dimperial of International Policy; and the application of this principle by the banous British Colquical Legislature. (an hardly fail to pure rise to serion difficulties with Treign
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