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On the fact being now brought to the
Viceroy's notice that the persons employed
the contractor in
question
to act
as
cruisers
have improperly exacted payments from
fishermen within the territory of Hongthing,
[he feels that] this
was
hom the conduct it
а
was
them to obsewe, and an
Serious deviation
incumbent upon
infraction of rules meriting the strongest disapprobation. The
Vicet hay feels profound regret for the occurrence;
and he has
толы
again
directed the Salt
Revenue beamptialler to lay infunctions upon the Contractor at the Sii Ngan station, to
the effect that henceforward all Salt
of
disposed
to the Masters of fishing boats must be Sold for ready money, payment being made..... fin full at the time of purchase;
and that
the persons employed
as cuisers be
on mo
account permitted again to enter the tinitary
of Hongkong for the purpose of levying payments from fishermen.
The Comptroller of the Salt Revenue
having
now been called to account in the
• possible, it may
mast stringent
be considered certain that the persons
employed
as crisers will not
venture to visit Hongkong.
again.
The Viceroy accordingly communicates the above for the honorable Consuló
information, and arcilo to yo
4th
Tung khich 7h year, Intercalary £4
"Moon, 2200 day
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Sandrian Mutin bolonial Secretary
Translated by
(Signed) Wmn Fred Maçes.
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(Signed) Aleve Frater Assistant
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