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by the Commission appointed under clause 7 Section &. Di Clefor Convention. There is one point on which we agreed dt men to have mistructions from four Lordship-
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Clausw A&B of the second proposal &. Six Peobert Hart in the enclosure to his confidential letter 17 81. betober 1555 rum as follows:
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(A) Opium leaving a hulk to go by steamer to Tracas, or by flag small coasting vessels not under the foreign flag to Chinese ports, is to pay duty and likin before leaving the hulk.
(B) Opium leaving hulk to be taken to any jodown at sous vous other than the custom's jodown is to pay duty and likin before leaving the hulk.
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In the memorandum on demi official letter from Sir Herbert Hart (No.82 printed, paper) it is stated that the second proposition above referred to seems to be altogether inadmissible as the effect Jeluarud to the second proposal would apparently be that China would derive a Revenue from the taxation of the opium consumed by the population of cou ton à which der Majestion for crume would not arrut.
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