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address
think
disp: bo
7.
E. The enter
H. arcissituades
q
question has
passed
mine
into a
circumstantial account.
through which this question
the Chinese first thought of setting up official
customhouse Stations in the neighbourhood and even in the interior of Macao, to the notorious
vexation of the people four rights. It will be sufficient to remind T.E. of the
most salient facts in the history of those long negotiations set
forth in the
correspondence that has taken place between
the Portuguese Governor of the Colony and the
Viceroys
preceded
X
Auton
after
Ste
event
That
of Macao under pretext of watching
its revenue. The absence
attempt from there will
justified
of any
Now
The interests
visible
a
Brery
recent period
at Close this supposition. Dr. 1865
However, the Chinese felt determined to
establish fiscal stations in the neighbourhood,
of Macao in imitation
as Hong Kong.
on August 1/60 the Vice Roy tori
committed to the foo? Sergio de Souza his
resolutions to establish close to Macao a fiscal
station for the collection of the Duties on
opium.
correspondence to which that communication
22
gave rise
implicitly imports Portuguese Sovereignty, in
the recognitions of
Macao
in order that
he
Macao
which
immediately followed the
the ancient hope of
suppression of the
1
"The Chinese fort has desisted from
previous propose of embarrassing
it
the trade
not be accused of the unworthy intention
to injure, by a peremptory refusal, the legitimate
interests
of the Chinese revenue, the Portuguese
authority