• Par
9.
The observation of the Commission affeers
There is no doubt that
unnecessary
the Chinese Cruisers
Squeeze
Per 13
Par: 10.
on
No doubt also Colonial waters are.
tress passed
often
B. Robertson has done.
Admitting that the Chinese sometimes chave-duties
667
many
[hundreds of miles from the place where the
Goods
are to be landed. The proper course is to
agitate for
more convenient ports of entry
2. Sis
twice over, (at Canton and
at the place of
ultimete
destination) that is not really.
our matter. We
moxy
Par 11. Admitting
it to be true that Canton
comivers have seized Chinese jurks bound from Ang Kong to places within China beyond
protest amicably.
Par 14, 15
Segure of
Cantar jurisdiction,
we
could only protect
I
can question
the right
to do
to the Imperial Government, if shielly we
could do
grievance.
so much. England has no direct
Par 12.
If
the Chiese
Government
Par 16
chooses to make
an order that vessels importing goods into
China from Sting long shall clear and pay.
duty at Canton
the right to do so
er
other place, it has
any other
In British possessions
a vessel has often to clear at a Customs office
Chinese vessels bound to Hong Kong
for not having paid export duty. Again
do not see that we
this
nor inquire (strictly) how for the Chinese officer acting in the matter is empwored by his Government.
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This paragraph in the Commissioners report is a of their misunderstanding of the whole question. They seem to think that goods free in Hong Kong - have some special immunities outside because a thing is going & Hong Kong.., export duty. may not be
y
not be charged upon it
f
it: be
Canton officers :
and because a thing has come from Hong Kong.. import duty may
not be levied
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it at sea,