CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 47

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revision

ever

remains so

Concerned

tett's place, this govemment

far

as native Commerce is

absolutely dependent

-on

the for=

bearance of the Chinese Authorities, and is

to the nick of its immense

always exposed to the risk

trade in native bottoms being literally suppressed by hanasing Customs requisitions and searches, the legality of which your Grace

points out, but which would not I think Sexy of State

be tolerated by adjacent European States.

28. It

therefore seemed to me all

fimportant that if

we are

the

more

without defence

when they occur

against such procedings- technically

of

outside, the Medhum filum of the nanowest

strait between this and

the

any

bhinese soil-

i necefsity becomes proportionately greater for

care that such pretensions do

taking

Govenor No43. 25th Jany

1868.

392

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not extend to searching refpelo

and exacting

tribute from them in our own waters. 29. Self preservation apart from any

acute

national Susceptibility would at least seem to dictate that where there is so much at

Law is clearly

stake, and where the Law is

side of our interests,

we

on the

should moist on

it's maintenance and claim a

very public

atonement for its admitted public violation,

о

in om waters might have been

especially in a case

where the rebels coerced.

перево

noing. Salt

purchased

imported from Liverpool

here and who in

any

and

Case

if they had

bought Chinese falt must have punchased

Salt which had previously paid bhinese

duty.

whilst in no case could the duty be

levied in British waters.