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and also to the dissatisfaction expressed by the Aoting
Insular Collector of Customs with the steps taken in
Hongkong to prevent the introduction of opium on board ships leaving for Manila, (See Enclosures 3,4 and 5)
I directed the attention of the Governor of Hongkong to the situation in a letter dated October 25, last.
As you will observe from my latter to the Philippine Commission before referred to, during the past four years, or more, fines to the amount of over seven thousand pasos have been levied by the Fhilippine Customs on British
shipping entering at Manila, Iloilo and Cebu, but chiefly
These figures have been arrived at by returns furnished by the Collector of Customs at Manila.
at Manila.
The fines in question of course involve a zavore business loss to the shipping companies concerned an pointed out by Messrs. Smith,Bell and Co. (50% Enclosure 3)
', in view of the dissatisfaction expressed by the
1 Collector of Customs, I felt it advisable to
e of the Governor of Hongkong, whether something
not be done to relieve the situation in the interests
'sh shipping.
sare that where fines have been levied by the
la f * the carrying of unmanifested cargo
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