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The Committee of the Chamber would respectfully represent that White British Government have not prohibited or in any way restricted the exportation to Hong Kong from British ports and dependencies of such articles as may be comprehended in the Proclamation. They not only, for instance, allow Saltpetre to be exported from Calcutta to Song-song, but they levy a duty upon it, and having benefited by this import, they throw the article upon the merchant's hands with the intimation that as soon as it has reached its destined port, he cannot be suffered to dispose of it in the only manner available to him.

If such a policy had for sufficient state reasons been determined upon, ordinary justice to individuals requires that some reasonable period of notice should have been given to the trade that their existing stocks might not be subjected to heavy loss, and that orders for additional supplies might be countermanded. By a recent Blue Book, it would appear that this measure has been adopted in the interests of the Government of China; but

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The Committee of the Chamber would respectfully represent that White British Government have not prohibited or in any way restricted the exportation to Hong Kong from British ports and dependencies of such articles as may be comprehended in the Proclamation. They not only, for instance, allow Saltpetre to be exported from Calcutta to Song-song, but they levy a duty upon it, and having benefited by this import, they throw the article upon the merchant's hands with the intimation that as soon as it has reached its destined port, he cannot be suffered to dispose of it in the only manner available to him. If such a policy had for sufficient state reasons been determined upon, ordinary justice to individuals requires that some reasonable period of notice should have been given to the trade that their existing stocks might not be subjected to heavy loss, and that orders for additional supplies might be countermanded. By a recent Blue Book, it would appear that this measure has been adopted in the interests of the Government of China; but Page 275
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comprehensive a rule, The Committee of the Chamber would respectfully represent that Wite British Government have not prohibited or in any way restricted the exportation to Honghong from British ports and of such articles dependencies as may be I comprehended in the Proclamation, They not only for instance allow Saltpetre to be exported from Calcutta to Songsong, but they ling a duty expon it, and having benefited by this import they throw the article upon the merchant's hands with the intimation that as Loon as it has reached A 275 it's restined port he cannot be euffered to dispore of it in only che manner available to him. policy had for sufficient If such a state reasons been determined upon, ordinary justice to individuals requires that some reasonable period of notice should have been given to the trade that their existing stocks might not be cubjected to heavy loss, and that orders for additional supplies might be ; countermanded. By a recent Blue Brook it would that this adopted measure appiar has been in the interests overnment of the China; but
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comprehensive

a rule,

The Committee of the Chamber would respectfully represent that Wite British Government have not prohibited

or in

any way

restricted

the exportation to Honghong from

British

ports and of such articles

dependencies

as may

be

I comprehended in the Proclamation, They not only for instance allow Saltpetre to be exported from Calcutta to Songsong, but they ling a duty expon it, and having benefited by this import they

throw the article

upon

the

merchant's hands with the intimation

that

as

Loon

as it has reached

A

275

it's restined port he cannot be euffered to dispore of it in

only

che

manner available to him.

policy had for sufficient

If such a

state reasons been determined

upon,

ordinary justice to individuals requires that some reasonable period of notice should have been

given to the trade that their existing stocks might not be cubjected to heavy loss, and that orders for additional supplies might be ; countermanded. By a recent Blue Brook it would that this

adopted

measure

appiar

has been

in the interests

overnment

of the

China; but

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