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by the British Consulater of forging the legal connage dnes while the Shipping of other Foreign Countrie Enjoys a practical Exemption from thew Charge owing to the landly of the Chinese authorities & the absence of Consular Control
for theaders appears to have tuitigated to far as was in his hower this inequality of treatment between British Nother Foreign Ships by giving Effect to the Instructions Contained in to Palmerston Desp = of the 29th July 155: but he States that under the rushing system the relative disadvantage
under
under which British this is are
placed is telling seriously on their Employment by therdants
her theadows
again
adverts
If the Operation of the hong kong
Ordinance under which halive
Trade
bessels Engaged in the Courting of China are charged to dollars fle for obtaming & & dollars per annume for retaming Sailing Sellers under the British flag to which reference was also made in lug letter of the Eftheleferil East.
On the first question Santo request that you will state te To tualmestrany. that my Lords
Conceive