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to how or why the proposed concessions
to Hongkong in the matter of the transit
trade or inland water privileges were
originally framed, or of any discussions
on the subject, and it is almost impos-
sible to form any opinion of their precise
value without careful study on the spot.
4. The above summary of the development
of this question is discussed in detail,
with all available references in the
attached paragraphs, dealing with the
problem first from the historical, and
later, from the immediate point of view,