foreign trade with (sis. at the Treaty Ports) "trit this lower tariff - which, says M. Fregeimet in this speech introducing the Bill to autharze ratification of Treaty, "est, in quelque sorte, la Compensation des frais de transport par leve"-_ will not be applied to the province f tox therein handlung (even for the trade.
across the short piece of Tonguin frontier) nor to the Treaty Ports. I
Whatever
may
be decided (under the
last parag. of Art. II)
not
as to the trads
as w
the
"
between Annam Mhina by sea, will
ingure British Trads, have the most favoured nation treatment under Art. IlV of treaty of Tientsin (between England. Chun 1858 - p. 31 of
Volume herewith) ? In form 7.0. that Colmil Stanley see nothing in this treat. Contrary to the treaty Engagements of China towards Great Britain, but ask with reference to their latter of
4
th
t. Dee: last (20759) whether thin British Minister in China has been
steps towards opening Provices to British
able to take
any
of these same
trade-specially by the weekem as G. of suggested by Sin & Bowen in par. 7% 11036 [which the 7.0. appears to have
pencil lee Marzial minute Thereon
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doubtful I
Brink
Communicated both & Peking to thin 9.0.] and recommended by the 293 Haughing Chamber of Commerce in
+35 their letter to Sir H. Parker
(im 13559/81)
8.W.9.13 July
It would be deniable to have
the observations of the Hoy kay fiveenment upon this Recaly, hief. Bowen will no double
have received a copy of from Schiny.
it
1. Veluate to ask of they fee
Felegraph
have any observations to offer
He wfor the treaty & to Fullmet
Here at once
√ear.
If they have. 13/7
home I think the story fort may suot know Mccine
the healy, though as druth the Immal Office of 33 Jane
Wilt
6
final its Lay there very doon - he might likegraph auth Whether they have it, a for observations as proposed by. Reason To F.D. we might say that it dos out appears to conflit. in Dr. Johnson's mint, adding that it hoped dum
share the
tibe aguestion