22
等
44
23
revision
ever
remains so
Concerned
tett's place, this govemment
far
as native Commerce is
absolutely dependent
-on
the for=
bearance of the Chinese Authorities, and is
to the nick of its immense
always exposed to the risk
trade in native bottoms being literally suppressed by hanasing Customs requisitions and searches, the legality of which your Grace
points out, but which would not I think Sexy of State
be tolerated by adjacent European States.
28. It
therefore seemed to me all
fimportant that if
we are
the
more
without defence
when they occur
against such procedings- technically
of
outside, the Medhum filum of the nanowest
strait between this and
the
any
bhinese soil-
i necefsity becomes proportionately greater for
care that such pretensions do
taking
Govenor No43. 25th Jany
1868.
392
36
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not extend to searching refpelo
and exacting
tribute from them in our own waters. 29. Self preservation apart from any
acute
national Susceptibility would at least seem to dictate that where there is so much at
Law is clearly
stake, and where the Law is
side of our interests,
we
on the
should moist on
it's maintenance and claim a
very public
atonement for its admitted public violation,
о
in om waters might have been
especially in a case
where the rebels coerced.
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noing. Salt
purchased
imported from Liverpool
here and who in
any
and
Case
if they had
bought Chinese falt must have punchased
Salt which had previously paid bhinese
duty.
whilst in no case could the duty be
levied in British waters.