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Arms into china should be

prohibited; and be request that

I should consider this matter- with Reference to the abovementione. Treaties, and le report le tour - Lordship at my earliest convenùnce, my opinion whether the chinese Government, consistently with its engagements to Foreign Towers, ald prohibit the importation

of

Five

arus into china,

In obedience to your Fordship's commands, I howe

considered this matter with Reference to the

to the several Treaties

entored into by China with

Great 13ritaine, the Muiter states and France, and have the

hover to

A that Jaw

report

of opinion, that the Chinese

Government cannot, consistently

+

the

with its engagements, prohibit

importation of Five Arme into China, by the those states:

Subjects of

In the Tariff of Outics

to the Treaty withe Great Britain in 1845 (Fage 15 of the

that

printed Book) and also in

annexed to the supplementary Treaty of 1848, (Page 47) it is powvided that an ad valorem

for

duty of 5fice Cent shall be levied

the

importa

tations

all articles not

and,

ᏅᏗ

vrated,

Five arms are not

amongst the enumerated articles, it should som to

follow that they may

bc

imported on payment of the ad valorem duty, especially

there is

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direct prohibition