Eure tin * some anchorage dues. A vessel of 1000 piculs pays from $10 to $15. I forget what the lekin tax is on
The three junks in question brought about 100 piculs of tea and 200 piculs of Camphor. The rest was Camphor wood- junks each about 2000 piculs burthen. The other is about 700 piculs. The two big
The two big ones came in together. Query? If the junks of the Cargo Fire of the can come in unobserved at Fa Jan min why can't they so out. Answer because of the spies.
The Junk's have arrived 20 days. The Collectors found out through the spies when junks have avoided duty on entrance when they ask masters going out what Cargo they had coming in they say "Ballast". The Customs don't watch so carefully vessels coming in.
Mussell Phen tragistrale. 11+11/16 76 451 Ho. A. Sin of the Kin nam Stong. and Jun sin sting of Shui Juny Ko Chan prefecture.
These are the same persons who made certain complaints about the detention of Junks in 1874. They are sent for. They state as follows. In October 1874 when we complained about the detention of our Junks papers at Ko Chan fú we were asked to pay 8.1.9 for every picul of cotton shipped from Wotton Stonghony to Shun Tung. That amount was thus made up
At the Chungchan Customs Station: 5.2.5.0. At ArngKerz Old Customs Station (Brick): 0.4.3.0. At the Shri Jung New Customs Station 25% of stund: 1.3.1.1. Prefects tax: 1.2.0.0. Total: 8.1.9.1.
We then showed that the tax on Cotton shipped from Macao was only 3.8.3. After the representations of the Government of Hongkong the junks' papers were given up without payment of the 25 per cent to the new Customs. Since then it has not been asked but the duty