CO129-070 - Public Offices - 1858 — Page 279

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Exempting

Rritish Shises reported

At this Consulate from the payment

of tornage dnes ; while the merchant Shipping act, not to mention the Police recefuties of the place rendered it becessary that all British shift should report them selves. There is Every reason to hope that the hegotiations about to latic place

will remove all causes

thus

nother Comparative disadvantages &British Commerce in to far as they result from the treaties.

But the British tuerchants

of this place suffer peculiarly

from a hardship that does not

proceed

پدر

The Grot

Buys $10

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proceed from our international

relations with the Chinese. Into

far as there merchants are not Occupied with agency affairs of Aarger houses in thaughan their business consists mainly in

in renung their own property

Imale Coasters,

between this and other hartshorth I forth. In order to obtain for these bessels the protection of the English flag, they get Hong Kows sailing

letters. These cost 50 dollars at first and their Compulsory Renewal Costs Es dollars. Resides

Annual

have to

these charges the besnels hey $1.20. for very time they report

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