addressed to the
Superintendent of
Maritime Customs had proved to be
of no avail : they said that the
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of Confiscation possessed by the Superintendent of Maritime Customs.
This power had been exercised in
exactions of Mandarins in
the interior
The most arbitrary
1000
no
business of theirs.
The
Consuls should be empowered to say
it in
your
business, duties are paid
with the understanding that no-
further
if you
carry
Qums
out
are to be levied, and
have not the power to
your engagements we
shall stop a
Jum
out of your
maritime dues to compensate the
Merchant who
are
your.
weakness.-
suffering from
Another important
change that should be urged is
that would restrict the power
one
of
manner.
There
of the
were several other acts.
Superintendent of Made at Canton that
should be
made the subject of
representation, such as shutting up
the Port of Shunhing to vessels -
carrying foreign flags.
also
a practice.
There was-
that had come
to his knowledge but lately of having Cruisers of the Canton Customs hovering about the entrance to this Harbor; this should not be allowed
since it takes away from this the Charader of a free port if every
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