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for de is formation of this Excellency, that the Superintendent of Customs affirming the right of the Chinese Government
to make such provision for the prevention of smuggling and the payment of duties
erfect
avored by its subjects juran repudivit, nevertheless.
of this lung the front
willing to restore to the
cargo
and The
ao
by
to it may
in consideration
of the Kind
ownerG
pruckmaster the
$424.00, which amount was
of the
paid by them
for after the seizure took place,
ao a
when from the
Junk
and her
cargo
were released and handed back to them. The
above
I shall be prepared to pay
their
to the proper recipients
here
franceling shonaches have with a certificate
of their identity from yourself.
I also observe that I
have grounds for questioning the assertion of the Superintendent of Customs, as the Treaty of Peking refers only to British-owned goods and vessels; and when once the former pass into the hands of Chinese subjects,
are shipped in vessels belonging to the latter for
conveyance, they (beyond the jurisdiction of the waters of the Colony of Hong Kong), become solely and wholly amenable to Chinese law and regulation,
and no
colonial license which authorizes a Chinese
vessel to carry
under the
a number for harbor purposes
Junk
Ordinance, can
give such vessel a right to British protection
or
an appeal from the acts of the Imperial
oy
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for de is formation of this Excell may Caverna, that the Superintendent of Customs ffirming the right of the Ohiness. Government
to make such provision for the prevention of sunuggling and the payment of duties
erfect
avored by its subjects juran repudivit, nevertheless.
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of this lung the frint
willing to restore to the
cargo
and The
ao
by
to it may
in consideration
of the Kind
wonerG
pruckmaster the
42400, which amount was
of the
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of
paid by them
for fect after the seizure took place,
ao a
when from the
Junk
and her
cargo
wen)
releaved) and handed back to them. The
| above)
aur
I shall be prepared to pay
their
to the proper recipients
here
franceling shonaches have with a cutificate
of their identity from yanself.
also observe that I
I many
grounds for questioning the afortion of the Supermilendent of Customs, as the Preaty of Pinitoris refers only to British-noved) goods and enfels; and when once the former pase into the hand of Ohmirese subjects,
o are
shipped in repels belonging to the latter for
conveyance)
became, veryone to Chinese pats, they (beyond the jurisdiction of the water of the Colony of thangthong), solely and wholly ammable to Chinese law and regulation,
and regulation, and no
colonial license which auchorizes a Ohnisse
wefel to carry
under the
a 1.
number for harbor pumpass
Junk
Ordinance, can
OY
do es
such cefel a right to British protection
an
give
appeal from the acts of the Imperial
oy
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