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termo except into Treaty Porto. The

Ports. The mere fact

of this site being violated subjects the pods

and

is a

shipo

a very

alitle not to a Letting tax, which mild penalty,

but to confiscation.

The Chinese Government is perfectly entitled by exprefs stipulation to take whatever measures it may find necesary to prevent hands on the Revenue from the illicit banding of goods

or natives are

their coast, whether foreignero concerned in it. I do not see therefore how it

is posible to interfere with the collection

of a

foreign

dething or any other tave directed against fasign

any other imports

were

taken

it less certain than

are so taken for

что

other

Chium ar indeed:

to a non. treaty

Port

it is that they

reason than

Opium

once sold to Chinese is

by Treaty

than to evade Tariff duties.

as to

under no conditions of Imitation power of taxation as stipulated for other articles in the tariff; and although check might be given

to the consumption

Some

were

of foreign goods if when introduced by native vessels along the coast they subject to deting or other taxes of prohibitive character, it is open to the Sovereign of China

the introduction anywhere execept

to

forbid

at Treaty Porto; and to impose such penalties

for violation of the law as he deems fit without interference from foreign Powers.

However distasteful it

may

be

therefore to the authorities of two free Perto

So conveniently situated as

entrepôts at the mouth of a great river, and in close

vicinity to populous towns and numerous