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535

they

other

were

taxes

if when

of foreign goods if

by

native vessels

introduced

along the Coast,

subject to Peking

of prohibitive character,

...

China

open

to forbid

to

the Sovereign of

the introduction

any where

except

at

Treaty Ports,

conveniently situated.

violation of the law

to impose rich

penalties for

he deems

interference from foreign

hitherto

impossible, with

Powers.

However

distasteful it

be

therefore

free ports

to

the authorities

of two

harbours

to have

a

carried

on

a

thriving trade,

native craft

contrary

to

the provisions

of Treaties

or Chinese

by Chinese

Revenue

boats, and

watched from

selected

Coast

to render

every

more

difficult than it had

been

in my

opinion

any

show of right,

to object

to

such

measures

That

a

large contraband

trade

is kept up by

and through the

foreign

Colonies

on

Their East with

the

total

absence

of any

effort to

entrepôts

at

the mouth of

a

great river

to

populous

river.

and

in close vicinity

check it

Authorities inflicting

by their constituted

immense loss on,

towns

and

numerous

the

Chinese

Revenue

so

fact too

harbours

well

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535 they other were taxes if when of foreign goods if by native vessels introduced along the Coast, subject to Peking of prohibitive character, ... China open to forbid to the Sovereign of the introduction any where except at Treaty Ports, conveniently situated. violation of the law to impose rich penalties for he deems interference from foreign hitherto impossible, with Powers. However distasteful it be therefore free ports to the authorities of two harbours to have a carried on a thriving trade, native craft contrary to the provisions of Treaties or Chinese by Chinese Revenue boats, and watched from selected Coast to render every more difficult than it had been in my opinion any show of right, to object to such measures That a large contraband trade is kept up by and through the foreign Colonies on Their East with the total absence of any effort to entrepôts at the mouth of a great river to populous river. and in close vicinity check it Authorities inflicting by their constituted immense loss on, towns and numerous the Chinese Revenue so fact too harbours well
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535

they

other

wvere

texes

if when

of foreign goods if

by

native vessels

introduced

along the Coast,

subject to Leking

of prohibitive character,

له

China

open

to forbid

to

the Sovereign of

the introduction

any where

except

at

Treaty Ports,

conveniently situated.

violation of the law

Cu

fit without

anct to impose rich

penalties for

he deerns

interference from foreign

hitherto

unpossible, with

Powers.

However

distasteful it

be

ཟ་འ་མ

therefore

free ports

to

the authorches

of two

harbours

to have

a

carriect

ow

m

thriving trade,

native craft contrary

to

the provisions

Laus interfered with

of Freates

or Chinese

by Chinese

Revenue

bouts, and

watched from!

Statens

JU

selected

Cod

to render

evurun

more

difficult than it had

been it

i mi

my

pinion

amy

show of right,

to object

to

such

mecus wres

That

ca

large contraband hade

is kept up by

and through the hoo

foreign

Colonies

ou

Their East with

the

total

absence

of any

effort to

W

entrepôts

at

the mouth of

w

great river

10

populows

river.

and

in close vicinity

check it

Authorities inflicting

by their constituted

rumense loss on,

towns

and

nuvinero vas

the

Chinese

Revenue

20

co

fact too

harbours

well

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