some such
the duty free trade in exports by which they had been wred to benght. The Traders in question, it will be seen, are endeavouring to secure themselves at Hongkong
measure of protection as they have heretofore enjoyed at Macao. This would, I believe, be impossible, Even were there no executive to interfere with them; for the condition of the two places in respect of the
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the transport of such produce as
would enter into the Export trade,
are witely different.
Macao is almost the
terminus of a river transport
line.
Between. Hong Kong and what
may fairly be styled the Canton
there is on
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quite
to
the
Contrary,
enough extent of sea
jeopardise junk cargoes of the same kind of produce. The Executive
at