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arrival at the port of departure in the case of reports and at the port of arrival in the case of imports - But said the Hopkwo "I should lose by such arrangement as the sum of the two duties in the case of many articles would not: Wheat I am still led to levy" and he instanced the case of white sugar.
20. The Grain Commissioner is said to have asked the Hong Kong Merchants if they could suggest any plan - and they said "the Macao plan would answer their purpose as they would have their goods conveyed between Hong Kong and Macao by sampan and make the latter the port of report to and export from places on the coast of China, and thus merely pay the low 'Rech shue daie'."
As arranged?
d. This proposed wavering took the Hoi Hwan by surprise. Colonel Pang was deputed to bring them to reason "_ Colonel Pang has not succeeded for as stated in page 8 it appears that the piece goods trade with the West Coast has migrated to Macao somewhat spoils the inferences which one has in figuring the actors in that little drama - one is obliged to leave out the two principal ones the Hopkwo and...