It is deviated from the last add up. Mudail proceeding from the Carnarvon Smuggling from the Worglemore tanker affords an example. They still contend for a right to make the colony a great Centre of Native trade in Punter, under condition which would practically make it impossible for the Chinese Government to protect their Customs Revenue or prevent continuance of serious fraud, and would be evaded by their own subjects sailing under their own flag. The day that nothing short of the entire withdrawal of the Chung Government and the removal of the station, that surrounds the island, ...which bar the approaches to the harbour, could be considered permanently satisfactory.
I have ... more hesitation in self ...tal without some satisfactory cooperation on the part of British authorities and the Chinese in collecting ... just dues ...Hurs on ...they ...the Laws preventing Tonglung the ...Jepit wo...
Establishment of Hongkong on a great trading centre was a fraud, contrary to the Treaty by which it was ceded to Great Britain. "Nearce Regel then vessels when regained?"
Autherford Alcock, 19th Jan 1876
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Drafts printed in "C1628 of 71"
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