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which exercise surveillance over
hading
with the Colony,
what is known
av
the junko
}
and which constitute
the Blockade of Hong Kong.
Ive the moperativeness of the Transit Duty
Clauses of the Treaty of 1888, in the Provnice
of Kuang Tung:
ouv
Transit Duty stipulations in thuong Jung
elsewhere.
Ov
It was admitted, I shimbe by yourself, that
owe
right
under these had not been so far
appealed to by our mercantile Co-
the
trade up
3th the desirability of extending the land waterways of the Province;
4th the removal of obstuction which threaten
-to interfere with the navigation of the river between Shanghai
Woo Ling:
and
The first of these four questions being that
nvasure!
of
which would involve the largest discussion, I proposed to deal with the rest before coming to it, and I was enabled to say with reference to the second of the four that
as it affected
importance,
Take
mp
a
Treaty Right of great
I had been
already
eagerness
our mercantile Community with that the privilege they
provide deserves.
To the greater extension of
our trade up
the river of Kuang Tring, I attach the highest
importance, not only
on account of
the
advantage directly accruing to the Commercial interests engaged, but because, looking forward I believe that there is
to improve
ao
Ou
No meaus so certam
• political relations with China,
muctiplication of posits of contact.
But, as I took occasion to remark, the
most
J
prepared
to
the imperfect fulfilment of the
could pledge upself to in this
direction, is a constant watchfulness
of
opportunities to obtam the Concession we so
Transit
desire
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