CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 379

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b.

370

то

exception

owned

Proclamation

appears to be an

illegal

1 stretch of Authority because it makes

eption between Brilish

ument, and is

govemment.

a

proceeding which

Ithink contravenes International Law-

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it

mhinges

CHP

British hired

vefsels

and the native

almost as

International

much

мосиде

ge and Countery.

own

craft which in thine or waters

Course be

regarded as subject to any

imposed by them

Government.

The question of the right of any

might of

8.

As the matter now

stando, Opium

extortion

for

the present does, and it is rumoredo

may hereafter if

Goverment to waybay

and beoet a

Freign

to pay

1. Port of Expert by

Export by curious and customs

and

winter

Stutions insisting

ow a

tax being.

being paid

1. for any goods whether carried in a

Chinese- British.

or other bottom before

they leave the Foreign Port- because that

¡is an

epential part of the programme,

la question, which I

has

never

will venture to

is

Bay

yet been raised by angcivilized

at into

other commodities.

exported from Hongkong be required

aw

Export duty to a Foreign

Govemment before they

leave this

harbor whatever be the repel carrying

and whatever

be their

may

destination, whether Singapore, bhina,

such

goods,

Java que

ye te

There

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no exc

exception

whatever made in the Vice Ray's

Proclamation.

q

At one time sbo. a- Loy the principal.

DEX.

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