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reported-lovy
levy of fresh taxes on Poreign
Good through
varions Quilds at
Canton He
gove me very satisfactiong
eve p
planations
further enquiry
Amy
1
Copyr
Memorandumd upon the additional taxes at Cantor mentioned in the belong.
Kong Daily Prof of December 23.9, 1867.
The facts of the
12.0
necessity for
matter
are
in the
The vuljest, and upon)
remonstrance. The enclosed mem?
drawn up by Mr. Mayers appeared)
to me to place the matter in its true
10 long or nothing in the
light, and so long
way of a differential duty or Porcigon
Good. I did not feel called upon
to lake
amy
action.
(signed) Prishurford Alcotes
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- follows:
The likin or war tare at Canton
as formerly levied in tivo dialet
& forms, viz:
on
Mdse. in transitivo, called
and upon the resident traders
Lingli, and
and shopkeepers, called tool. This latter branch of the lay
two
years ago
Isiang-Mit l.
by
vvas
abolished
The late Governor
Some for monilis
the Govern
ago
ment of Pething notified the Canton Auchorities that their quota of