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Canton ir cale at / a duty station die near Hongkong, and pay 4 Seao hao" and the export duty on her cargo according to the Foreign Customs Tariff. At macao they pay the nei ti shuy only and Seao hao.
The reason for this differencs and Seas has" that is all itiat by law on item. caw be levied Seus application of the Foreign Parive to Tunks aw arbitrary proceeding on the pout of the Haikwan which cannot be justified by any precedent.
Even the Seao hao" is au arbitrary levy, but that que consul does not object is a being that bong kong is foreign port and macao Chinese one. How. Cousul has to observe however, that Chinese junks are under Chinese awd not Foreign Regulations, and if they pay their heiti shuy.
"You Crisul submits } therefore, that the Tunk Grade of Hongkong should be put on the same footing as that of macas and this levy of Dariff duties done away with.
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