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from seanghong, the present large import of Cotton. Ienclose the letter which I

caused to be addressed to Consul Robertson

on that subject, and Your Grace thence perceive that whilst

Space will that whilst disarciring

all idea of interfering with

combination

any comb

of Merchants for purchasing, or declining

to purchase, any species of Muchandize.

J.

conceived it

quite

within

my province

to request a disavowal by the Chinese

authorities

Enclosure N° 2 botton combinat

of proved to have been held oast of confiscating.

all connection with a threat

or

at least firing, Cotton imparted

bhina from Hongkong.

12. There

caw

be

что

into

doubt that great

prepure had been brought to bear

om

the resident Cotton dealers here by their

co dealers in banton, and that co

to their interests, as they

some of them had been

adhesion

give a quasi to the combination

264

contrary

are well aware,

d to

compelled

for the moment

against this Post-

because they had been told and believed

that, if not as

actually liable to public confiscation, all cotton not stamped

with a

mark either of the banton bustoms, or Cotton Guild, would be

subjected to a

duty,

-DA C

"squeeze", as they

term it. payable by way of a fine to the

New banton Cotton Guild

to tin dollars per bale.

and amo

amounting

H

13. Whether levied without

any with the sanction, direct

sanction, or

or indirect, of the Chinese Authorities