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from this source . Certain imegularities
and inconsistencies however have
crept in, which have grown
into a
custom, and are consequently
difficult to reform, so that although
the merchants are
willing to pay
regular datiz, yet
the Officials of
the Province are all bent on collecting
the Litlin .
The memorialists have read and given deep attention to the tive despatches of M = Hurt
Inspector General of Customs, and to the reply of the Severnor General. of the Divo Ahwang Provinces.
remarks made.
With regard to the by Mt. Hart in his first
despatch
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as to smuggling, the
reply says
Governor General in his
way.
although the opinn finds its = from Hong Kong and Macar
by
various routes into the marte
in which it is disposed of yet within the different ports regular
has
duty there are
always been paid ; and
vessels stationed to Hop a lood out for and to seeze smuggles, so that taxing everything into
consideration, there is not much
scope left for sumuggling.
Since he (the Governor Generaly stated in his reply that there are " a number of different rentes, of
course it is
difficult to steep