...........
the
diplomatic authorities
far
A
they are
wrong!
it is not easy to do with due
regard
514
Proclamation the doubtless, issued
with the above,
La
its Language
and thus
far
depended
to the Foreign Office. It appears
the best
the
7.0.
ca
that
to me that would be to write a letter, observing that
no doubt the Treaty of Tientsin only applied to the British Trade at Treaty Ports, & not to Chinese Trade or to other Ports; – that the Chinese were therefore at liberty to take the precautions which they had taken against smuggling by any person whatever into non-Treaty Ports, to
that it does not
interfere with British Trade at the Treaty Ports, that
His Grace resolved
to
to the establishment in Hongkong
agency for delivering
of
certificates, and that
while
capped
went too
far as the
force of the Viceroy's explanation
A
few words, which
but the
appeared not to have been used by the Viceroy,
are
it
the nature
of
and
that
open
to
interpreters' gloss
appeared to
some question whether, under the succession of Treaties which regulate this question, the Chinese Customs could properly impose duty on opium, being "British merchandise " (Treaty of Nanking, Art X. See _Treaties_ , Fol II, p. 224) and being an import at a
Treaty Port,
then the Likin may
be a
certain
Chinese Transit duty, any greater duty
than is
agreed
by the Treaty
at the rights of Tientsin, Art XXIII, and the
Tariff
contained
in it
if this
there
and
steps affected seriously that part of the community of Hongkong who
were
engaged
in contraband trade, this was
in consequence
of
an incident to which persons who exist by unlawful proceedings
must be liable.
On the other hand that the
agreement of Nov 8th 1858 (See _Treaties_ , pp. 91, 97)
in as open a manner
a clearer statement on this
head is in justice to British Traders required:
for it is
explained
by
M. Robertson's letters that he
anticipated objections
to this Govt.
of Hongkong
it appeared to H. E. unfortunate
that he did not ascertain the
...........
the
diplomatic authorities
far
A
they are
wrong!
it is not easy to do with due
regard
514
Proclamation the doubtless, issued
with the above,
La
its Langugh
>
and thus
far
depended
to the Forriges office. It appears
the best
the
7.0.
ca
that
to me that would be to write t letter, observing that
way
no doubt the Treaty of Funtain only applied to the British Frade to Treaty Parts, & not to Chinese, Trade or to other Ports; – that the Chinese were therefore at liberty to take the precautions which they had taken against smuggling by any person what : ever into non. Treaty Ports, to
that it does not
interfere with British Trade at the Treaty Ports, that
ompetion
His Grace rosu
daw to
to the establishment in Hongkong
agency for deliverin
of
ar
certificates, and that
abinetin
while
cappeds
went too
What as the
force of the Viceroy's explanation
ov
A
few words, which
but th.
appeared not to have been used by the Viceroy,
an
it
the nature.
of
and
that
open
to
interpreters gloss
appeared to 4.6.
some question whether, under the succession of Treaties which regulate this question, the Cheusix Cost could properly imposs ou opium, bring "British merchandige " (Treaty of
Mankin, Art X. Sertolet Fol II, p. 224) and being an in a
on ito Freaty Port,
then the Lekin may
to a
corn
Chiness Testal, any greater duty
than is
agreed
by the Treaty
at the rights of Ferntain, Art XXIII, and the
the Bestil
uchent in I respect
htth contained
if thes
there
and
steps affected seriously that part of the community of stong
Kong who
cvere
engaged
traband trade, this was
in con
arr
incident to which persons who Exist by unlawful proceedings
must be liable.
On the other hand that the
agresment of Nod 8th 1858 (Sertoled Fol$ pp. 91,97)
in As openson
a clearer statement on thir
roped head is in justice to Britook in explicitly Traders required:
ton it is
ergized 5 V.dis Explanatio
That, as
Vali i fun
as it appears frond
M. anticipated abpretions grani
IN. Robertson's letters that he
erasure
s to this God.
of Hongkong
it appeared to It. G. unfortunate
that he did not ascertains the
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