in
the Sin ngan - heen which is under British rule is divided into 3 clases, upper, middle, & lower, for the payment of taxecs. Because the ground has not been properly divided the Govt has not thought proper to make a new rule, but has acted on the old one. Lately a landholder Fing keen shên has come to Hong-Kong & stated in petition that the Magistrate of in-ngan has been levying Taxes & requested the Sou!" to Examine the case.
he
Good finds this hard to believe as the Treaty of Fiking was promulgated for & wide & has hitherto not been so disregarded.
4.2.
The Good of Hongkong / therefore requests
to Enquire into the truth of the statement a to order the Megistrate to make a return; Thereas
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Whereas on the 20th Tharch I, the Kerny Viceroy
(of Hong Kong ) forwarded a despatch to Zor. Stating de . suddenly on the 22nd the same was returned to me with a
rote J.
from G. E. Saying that as the despatak was in English uncalconfirmed by a Chinese translation it was not convenient to
G. E.
open it. But as the despated was not in English how could f. 2. Lildly fancy (that
J. E. it was] a person
of 4. Es discretion 'n
the exercise of good could revershave acted thus. It must be your Officers who
have done this soil & prevented the thing. Coming to your Ears.
As the despatch contained matter public importance, how can official dignity be preserved & Good understanding Cherished,
folarity
IDEX
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