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attacking all other articles of Foreign Import, got the Committee, feeling that the action taken by the Mandarins in this immediate neighborhood), as eet an the forik by a Gentleman representing Indian firm, largely interested Opium trade of this Colony, cannot, of persisted in, have chaw that of nullifying extent, the advantages world otherwise propis math to echer effect A great which Haughing free Port, As A free to petition this realling to bring the question to the notice of the Chinese Authorities, with aw urgent request that the grievances complained of may be removed.
It is stated that an Excaction of $125 per chest is levied under the head of Scitron taxe, in addition to which, with the aid of cruisers and Custan Harses, established in close pracimity to this Island, anecha las of the tails (equivalent to 122 for fract) further exacted.. is pead) Such freeedings being allowed, and the fact that trading junks subject to be overhauled; soon! they have the harbor itself, it must be acknowledged, places the Colony in a more unfavorable trading position than any of the Treaty Ports.
In substantiation of the statements alow referred to, the Chamber have been furnished with a copy of a...