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the Flamer Mince Albert " as that vessel new stands" by payment of the sum of four thousand dollars to the Imperial Customs at Canton. Mwok-u-Choong complains of this as a grievous wrong" and as I was myself quite at a loss to understand on what principle this vessel Registered in a British Port should, if not wholly deservedly forfeited, be restored on payment of so excessive a fine, I directed a communication to be addressed to the Consul begging him to explain the principle on which that amount had been fixed.

the Consul replied that the principle influencing him had been a desire "to release Mack-cheong from the heavy penalty of total confiscation of his vessel "I cannot however call that a principle because as I directed the Consul to be informed, any fine, less by a dollar than the value of the vessel might equally be said to release the owner from total confiscation."

44.. It has from the first seemed to me that not merely was the seizure of this vessel a grievous hardship even if the letter of the Law had permitted it; because there was not even a shadow of suspicion attached

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the Flamer Mince Albert " as that vessel new stands" by payment of the sum of four thousand dollars to the Imperial Customs at Canton. Mwok-u-Choong complains of this as a grievous wrong" and as I was myself quite at a loss to understand on what principle this vessel Registered in a British Port should, if not wholly deservedly forfeited, be restored on payment of so excessive a fine, I directed a communication to be addressed to the Consul begging him to explain the principle on which that amount had been fixed. the Consul replied that the principle influencing him had been a desire "to release Mack-cheong from the heavy penalty of total confiscation of his vessel "I cannot however call that a principle because as I directed the Consul to be informed, any fine, less by a dollar than the value of the vessel might equally be said to release the owner from total confiscation." 44.. It has from the first seemed to me that not merely was the seizure of this vessel a grievous hardship even if the letter of the Law had permitted it; because there was not even a shadow of suspicion attached
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the Flamer Mince Albert " as that vessel new stands" by payment of the sum of four thousand dollars to the Imperial Customs at Canton. Mwok-u - Choong complains of this as a grievous wrong" and as V was myself quilé at a do understand on what principle this vessel Registered stered in a British Fest should. if not wholly deservelly forfeited, be restored on payment of so excessive a fine, and directed a communication to be addressed to the Consul begging him to explain the princip. that amount had been on which fixed. the Consul replied that the Conclosure 1. 112 principle influencing him had been a desire "to release Mack- - d. cheong from the heavy ponally of total confiscation of his vessel "Dcannot however call that a principle because as I dericted the any fine, Consul to be informed, which wous less by a dollar there the value of the vessel might equally be said to release the owner confiscation." from " total 44.. It has from the first seemed to me that not merely AOA the seizure of this vessel a grievous hardship even of the letter of the Raw had permitted it; because e not shudow of suspicion attached
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the Flamer Mince Albert " as that

vessel new stands" by payment of the sum of four thousand dollars to the Imperial Customs at Canton. Mwok-u - Choong complains

of this as

a grievous wrong" and as V was myself quilé at a do understand on what principle this vessel Registered

stered in a British Fest should. if not wholly deservelly forfeited, be restored on payment of so excessive a fine,

and

directed a communication to be

addressed to the Consul begging him to explain the princip.

that amount had been

on which

fixed.

the Consul replied that the

Conclosure 1.

112

principle influencing him had been

a desire "to release Mack-

- d.

cheong

from the heavy ponally of total

confiscation of his vessel "Dcannot however call that a principle

because

as I dericted the

any fine, Consul to be informed, which wous less by a dollar there the value of the vessel might equally be said to

release the owner

confiscation."

from

" total

44.. It has from the first seemed

to me that not

merely

AOA

the

seizure of this vessel a grievous hardship

even of the letter of the Raw had permitted it; because

e not

shudow of suspicion attached

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