CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860 — Page 196

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determined to erect a light upon it.

The expense of placing efficient Lights on the shoal and of their future maintenance, which will be very great, is however a serious difficulty.

It does not appear to be a case in which application should be made to Parliament to defray the expense out of Imperial Funds, inasmuch as the benefit conferred will be confined to a particular class of Traders.

Nor is it a case in which the expense could properly be met by means of a toll to be levied on British ships or on Ships trading at British Ports, inasmuch as the toll would in that case be very heavy and would operate as a differential tax upon British Trade.

The case appears to My Lords to be one in which the expense should in justice be borne by all those, of whatever nation, who derive benefit from the Lights - that is, by the ships of all nations trading to Ports situate in China, or in European Settlements on its Coasts.

Under these circumstances, My Lords would be glad to know whether Lord John Russell thinks that it would be possible or desirable to communicate with the Maritime Nations whose ships navigate those seas, in order to ascertain whether they would be disposed to join this Country in charging a toll on ships in Chinese Ports, in the event of the Lights being established. Should they be disposed to do this, the British Government...

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194 determined to erect a light upon it. The expense of placing efficient Lights on the shoal and of their future maintenance, which will be very great, is however a serious difficulty. It does not appear to be a case in which application should be made to Parliament to defray the expense out of Imperial Funds, inasmuch as the benefit conferred will be confined to a particular class of Traders. Nor is it a case in which the expense could properly be met by means of a toll to be levied on British ships or on Ships trading at British Ports, inasmuch as the toll would in that case be very heavy and would operate as a differential tax upon British Trade. The case appears to My Lords to be one in which the expense should in justice be borne by all those, of whatever nation, who derive benefit from the Lights - that is, by the ships of all nations trading to Ports situate in China, or in European Settlements on its Coasts. Under these circumstances, My Lords would be glad to know whether Lord John Russell thinks that it would be possible or desirable to communicate with the Maritime Nations whose ships navigate those seas, in order to ascertain whether they would be disposed to join this Country in charging a toll on ships in Chinese Ports, in the event of the Lights being established. Should they be disposed to do this, the British Government...

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194 determined to erect a light upon it. The expense of placing officient Lights. on the shoal and of their fature maintenana which will be very great, is however serious difficultyy. a It does not appear to be a case in which application should be made. Parliament to defray the expense out of Imperial Funds inasmuch as beufit. confared will be confined to a particular class of Traders Ha + Nor is it a case in which the expense could properly be met by means of a loll to be levied rely on British ships or ne Ships trading at British Porto, inasmuch as the Foll would in that case be very heavy and would operate as a differential tax upon British Trade. r The case appears to My Lords to be one in which the expense should in justice be boue by all Mose, of whatever nation, who derive benefit from the Lights- be by the ships of all nations trading to Ports situate in Chind, or in European Settlements on its Coaste Mider these circumstances My Ends would be glad to know whether Lord John Rowsell thinthes that it would be possible or desirable to communicate with. the Maritime Nations whose ships savigate Hose seas, in order to ascertain whether they would be disposed to join this Country in charguig a Foll on Ber in the event of Should ships in Chinese Ports the Lights being established they be disposed to do this the British The Goverment

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determined to erect a light upon it.

The expense of placing officient Lights. on the shoal and of their fature maintenana

which will be very great, is however serious difficultyy.

It does not appear to be a case in which application should be made. Parliament to defray the expense out of Imperial Funds inasmuch as

beufit. confared will be confined to a

particular class of Traders

Nor is it a

case in which the expense could properly

be met by means of a loll to

levied rely on British ships or ne Ships trading at British Porto, inasmuch as the

Foll would in that case be

very heavy

and would operate as a differential tax

upon British Trade.

The case appears to My Lords to be

one in which

the

expense should in justice be boue by all Mose, of whatever

nation, who derive benefit from the Lights- be by the ships of all nations trading to Ports situate in Chind, or in European

Settlements on its Coaste

Mider these circumstances My Ends would be glad to know whether Lord John Rowsell thinthes that it would be

possible

or desirable to communicate with.

the Maritime Nations whose ships savigate

Hose seas, in order to ascertain whether

they would be disposed to join this

Country

charguig

Foll on

Ber

in the event of

Should

ships in Chinese Ports

the Lights being established

they be disposed to do this the British

The

Goverment

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