1216.
a submit that
Even now, despite the disadvantage of not earlier using the Governor's overtures to extend legitimate commerce, it may be possible to recover a great part of the ground which has been lost. But I would however observe, that whatever may be the result of any different commercial Policy in future, there is little doubt of the failure of that now on its trial.
The contraband traffic has not been restricted, though the legitimate trade has been crippled and diminished by the notorious corruption and violence of those employed ostensibly to put down the contraband trade. It is time that, like all evils which attain great dimensions, the necessity for suppressing the open and shameless attacks made by the Customs officers on peaceable traders has at last enabled me to secure their temporary suppression; but when it is considered that these grave outrages and the interruption of legitimate trade have all resulted, as it was easy to foresee they would result, from the unconditional surrender to the Chinese of privileges connected with the collection of duties exceeding the privileges claimed by them, and that enforced by any other Nation with whom we have a commercial Treaty, if they wished it, the Chinese authorities are at present powerless to prevent such rights being abused and converted into instruments of fraud and extortion: I trust that hereafter greater caution will be used in making such needless concessions.
1216.
a submit that
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Cven now,
despite the
disadvantage, of not earlier using
the
Cox Vice Roy's overtures to extend legitimate of commerce it
may
be posible to recover
leg part of the ground which has ban lost. but 20. I would however observe, that
ow
whatever
may
be the result of
any
different
out Policy in futive there is little doubt of the
•failure of that
Com
now on its trial. The
def contraband traffic has not been restricted, 16. though the legitimate trade has been
cox hawaped and diminished by the natoriaus
sevic
:iconuption and violence of those employed este ostensibly to put down the contraband on. 21. It is time that like all evils, which
legi cittain great
dimensions, the necessity for
con suppreping the open
and
shameles attacks
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made by the bustoms buvisers on peaceable
traders has at last enabled
me
,
to secure
their temporary suppression; but when it is
considered that these
grave outrages and
the interuption of legitimate trade have
all resulted, as it
was
easy to foresee they
would result, from the unconditional surrender to the bhinese of privileges
CH
connected
with collection of duties exceding the privileges
claimed
with whom
and that
inforced by any other Nation
we
wew
have a bommercial Treaty
if they wished it the Chinese authorities are at present powerlefs to prevent
such rights being abused and converted. into instruments of fraud and extortion: I trust that hereafter quater caution will be noed in matting such needles consepsiens,
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