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18 JUN 1910 HER
MEMORANDUM RE SALT IN CHINA.
Rra 28 MAY 10
Salt is a Government monopoly. Its manufacture, import
and export is prohibited unless covered by permits issued by the Salt Commissioner or Merchant monopolists recognised by the Salt
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Commissioner.
Salt is never shipped by Steamer except under very
exceptional circumstances, eig. such as prevailed last year when Imperial sanction was obtained for the export from other provinces
much of free of taxation into Canton of a given quantity of salt
this was rushed" down by steamer.
Salt carried by Junke doing a legal trade is covered
by a Salt Commissioner's "pass" granting permission, on payment of a
due, to convey salt from the producing districts for a given period into Canton. The quantity carried is measured and stamped in red
with a seal.
Fishing Junks take out a special licence giving
This licence permission to purchase salt for fish curing purposes.
covers as a rule a given amount for a given period.
from Fukien
A fixed quantity of salt is also purchased ammually
under a special permit for import into Canton: Local
production being insufficient to meet local needs.
Last year 381,267 piouls of salt under special
document passed our Taishan Station as import into Canton from
Hongkong.
Rule 111 appended to the Revised Import Tartff for
the Trade of China states:- "The import of Salt is absolutely
prohibited".
The Revenue derived by the Government from salt is
very