CO129-133 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [10-12] — Page 196

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On the fact being now brought to the

Viceroy's notice that the persons employed

the contractor in

question

to act

as

cruisers

have improperly exacted payments from

fishermen within the territory of Hongthing,

[he feels that] this

was

hom the conduct it

а

was

them to obsewe, and an

Serious deviation

incumbent upon

infraction of rules meriting the strongest disapprobation. The

Vicet hay feels profound regret for the occurrence;

and he has

толы

again

directed the Salt

Revenue beamptialler to lay infunctions upon the Contractor at the Sii Ngan station, to

the effect that henceforward all Salt

of

disposed

to the Masters of fishing boats must be Sold for ready money, payment being made..... fin full at the time of purchase;

and that

the persons employed

as cuisers be

on mo

account permitted again to enter the tinitary

of Hongkong for the purpose of levying payments from fishermen.

The Comptroller of the Salt Revenue

having

now been called to account in the

• possible, it may

mast stringent

be considered certain that the persons

employed

as crisers will not

venture to visit Hongkong.

again.

The Viceroy accordingly communicates the above for the honorable Consuló

information, and arcilo to yo

4th

Tung khich 7h year, Intercalary £4

"Moon, 2200 day

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Sandrian Mutin bolonial Secretary

Translated by

(Signed) Wmn Fred Maçes.

True Copy?

(Signed) Aleve Frater Assistant

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