CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 380

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

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Chinese bustoms Officer engaged

these

w

and who is a man

anangements, dismiped from the service of this

Gavemment by

wason

of his suspected

Connection with

a v

very

bad kidnapping

Case, had intended opening his prowrepual!

Office in Hongkong

principal

and selling there

the various permits and stamps necessary to prevent confiscation of vefeel and

Cruisers

hunging to and

fro in this

of

so called British Harbor, and a line

''

searching

#1

and Customs stations established

round this city for the purpose of insisting

on the payment before exportation of

extra tax on our own

where British awned or

Exeports

and

am

British hired

repelo

are concerned, an

illegal

taxe,

Your

Grace

will admit that a

very

unwanted

Opium

on

leaving this Harbor.

10.

The Consul has since, at the

Vice Ray's desire,

desire, sent,

me the enclosed

12.

Communication

repudiating

any

such Enclosure 2.4

intention. though of its existence in

the first instance on

the pout of his

Subordinates there is unple evidence.

11. Altogether with Foreign

arrned

crisis has occured in the trade of

British balony

thase who phould have

given notice

to the Authorities here of such intended unusual proceedings, namely, the bonsul, and Her Majesty's Minister im either of whom could almost by a word have entirely broken up the whole scheme, having

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