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

الصورة

quite

to

the

Contrary,

enough extent of sea

jeopardise junk cargoes of the same kind of produce. The Executive

at

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