CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 305

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

dutiable, it is clearly

aw

obligation

on the part of the Chinese Government

steps usual

to take itv steps

amenget

civilized nations for preventing being illicitly landed

by providing

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An...

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chur

Chinese buritory

adéquate Remus I

protective force. That is the plains

duty of the Chrisme Government,

the latter has

MA

ment and)

د

more right to station.

repels outside the harbor of a foreign

hoe an

nation like this, and to search them 45,

laving, than the French Government

I would have to station

A

vessel

outside the march of the Thames to bat the seize and confiscate French Vefvel. clearing from them with dutiable wi cargoes for this

ecast of France).

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His Excellway desives me to add that proclamation authorizing such improper violation of the camily of nations can be defended for ? . ]] It is evidently, "ultra vires", and :

sub-litunter a lazy and cheap Customs wearch in the place of de partive for

the

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W MAN EN

legal and usual Reveme

preventive service which civilized

nations im

imposing

to ensure the

dules maintain

Post

payment at the

discharge of the

of arrival, and on

cargo.

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It is, therefore, quite imposibles

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& that this handling,

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-permit

s the

pretest

resumption on any fuckest of such a virtual blockade of this harlor

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