3

live on

the merchandize that passes through the native customs; and his decks and tide waiters. would deliberately close their to extensive smuggling in

eyes

order to

A

де

hippers to give their preference to pinks By themy as

indeed probably by the shopft himself, smugglers

Happ

qu

conccdered leve detrimental. that the Foreign Custome, Con- -nivande with the first is possible, whereas the latter

- promising rivals.

art Auto out-

In its letter of the petsepts to the Secretary of State, the Stongkang Chamber

A

AAR JOU

of Comme

an

end to

eng geet plan which in its opinion would put the abuse complained of. The Chamber propools that all ca shipped from Canton whether by steamer

cargo

by junk, for

exportation

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exportation to foreign countries beyond Stongkang should pay duty at the Worcique Custom Stouse. This propional is neither practicable nor, is

it were

practicable, would it do away with the Chamber's complaint that junks

a^

favoured

af

the expence of foreign shipping.

The proposed remedy

a

it is

is

shipper at

impracticable because impossible for Cauton to

eay destination of

what the ultimate

his

Cargo

is t

C

Hong Kong and there

ships it to strug Kong

he sells it, what the enbeequent

purchaser

way

do with it is

concern of the original chiffer from Canton. But, further the proposed check, if it could be applied would not meet the

The river steanes

Case.

Me decisions of competing

Lotu

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