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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.

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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.
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1216. a submit that حات 1 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 U!ak@v* མ་་་་ཅ ཏན་རྟག་འགམེད་མ་ 218 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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1216.

a submit that

حات

1

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

U!ak@v* མ་་་་ཅ

ཏན་རྟག་འགམེད་མ་

218

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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