CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 92

managing

hereupon that the salt contractors in

the sale of salt and levy of dhe gabille ought propaly to receiver payment for the salt at the time of its

sale, and thereupon ipur licenses to be

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territory of HongKong to collect the salt dues; and, al through the payments were

legitimately cruing by the fishermend

ent and

forcible extortion, got his

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conduct

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decidedly improper. The

discriminating beloveen: duty paid and

held by the buyer.

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a

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of

)

smuggled salt. It

appears,

however,

that the contractor at Sim-n

Ma

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~gan",

-ching-hi, issues

salt warrants to fishermen

without immediate payment, the result

of which is debt and.

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arrears

Thereupon,

learning that the fishing boat had

as

betaken thornsalves for purposes of wasion to such places be on the pretext of having received) - official aichority trespassed within the

-Pytam and Abadeen,

Compliella therefore proposes that he be

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ngoi

authorized to enjoin upon the Sin Contracter that hence forward on mathing

-sales of salt he must

receive

payment

in cash, and not arbitrarily allow

to accumulate,

or

antare

despatch armed vefsels

into the foreigner's territory to collect she

duty, cherely giving rise to difficulties. This report the Comptroller accordingly lays

before Your Excellency

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Granslated by

(Arma lapins)

(signed) W. R. Mayora

(wis (Mitt.

(signed) Alex Prater, Assistant.

Acting Colonial Sertany.