or indirectly in thee practice of smygling. gud That vessels under Foreign Hap
are
ast-engaged in the smuggling
hade, and that there is no widence
tending to show that either, the
Jficers
any
R creus
of such venils take -driect part in contraband happie.
92 That-muggling from Hongkong into China is carried on wholly by Chuiere.
The Report further stated
that there was reason to believe that lines were made upon junks leaving Hongkong which were unkarin
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thorized by the Thrine Gort;
and unauthorized by
that cruisers were licensed and
sub-liccused by persons was head no
authority to pant licences; and that
raut.
the creus oftuse vessels were accustoms
to appropriate in their own use, witheant Micial enquiry, good they had seized. on the allegation of being smuggled or
contraband.
As a semedy for this abuse, the Report suggested" "Wheat measures oW. be
tatzen to ascertain which of the revenue
& ther Cruisers Glying the Chinese Haj
that anchored in
Hongkong Balls
wore licensed by thee High Authoritas