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interfere for the Foreign + is quite justified in showing great distrust & dislike of Chinese interocation

any Junk Trade. So

Merchant would be,

Kind. On the other hand, it cannot

of any be pretended Treaty that we should insist on its being a great smuggling depôt to the manifest injury of the Chinese Revenue, the exercise of its

that it is in accordance with

or refuse

to China

legitimate right of imposing such checks

as Custom Houses on

their

even

if we

we could

Territories

supply,

& Cruizers in Chinese Water's con

refuse an exequatur

to a Consul to reside in

Hongkong.

As to the extent to wh smuggling

takes

talles place from Hongkong, both in

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opium & piece goods, the U.S. Minister hands the Trade lately put into.

5

my

Report for the past year of the U.S. Consul at Amoy, furnishing very conclusive evidence, not only of its prevalence, but

also

of its injurious effects on the

Trade at the Ports. legitimate Foreign

Speaking of Amoy of inequalities of

local taxation, he observes : " A vast

has

system of overland smuggling.

been organized

in

order to supply

the

"consuming districts in its vicinity, of dealers are debarred from importing

"Heer

111

goods through the regular Channels. "Now Changchao - Blaun - Chin

"chew-tc. are

-

expplied with Opium,

"Piece

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interfere for the Foreign + is quite justified in showing great distrust & dislike of Chinese interocation any Junk Trade. So Merchant would be, Kind. On the other hand, it cannot of any be pretended Treaty that we should insist on its being a great smuggling depôt to the manifest injury of the Chinese Revenue, the exercise of its that it is in accordance with or refuse to China legitimate right of imposing such checks as Custom Houses on their even if we we could Territories supply, & Cruizers in Chinese Water's con refuse an exequatur to a Consul to reside in Hongkong. As to the extent to wh smuggling takes talles place from Hongkong, both in Page 145 opium & piece goods, the U.S. Minister hands the Trade lately put into. 5 my Report for the past year of the U.S. Consul at Amoy, furnishing very conclusive evidence, not only of its prevalence, but also of its injurious effects on the Trade at the Ports. legitimate Foreign Speaking of Amoy of inequalities of local taxation, he observes : " A vast has system of overland smuggling. been organized in order to supply the "consuming districts in its vicinity, of dealers are debarred from importing "Heer 111 goods through the regular Channels. "Now Changchao - Blaun - Chin "chew-tc. are - expplied with Opium, "Piece
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interfere for the Foreign + is quite justified in showing great distrust & dislike of Chinese interocation

any Junk Trade. So

Merchant would be,

Kind. On the other hand, it cannot

of any be pretended Treaty that we should insist on its being a great smuggling depôt to the manifest injury of the Chinese Revenue, the exercise of its

that it is in accordance with

or refuse

to China

legitimate right of imposing such checks

as Custom Houses on

their

even

if we

we could

Territories

supply,

& Cruizers in Chinese Water's con

refuse an exequatur

to a Concal to reside in

Hongkong.

As to the extent to wh smuggling

takes

talles place from Hongkong, both in

145

opium o& piece goods, the U.S. Minister hands the Trade lately put into.

5

my

Report for the past year of the 1.8. Consul at Amoy, furnishing very conclusive evidence, not only of its prevalence, but

also

of its injurious effects on the

Trade at the Ports. begitimate Foreign

Speaking of Amoy of inequalities of

local taxation, he observes : " A vost

has

system of overland smuggling.

been organized

in

order to supply

the

"consuming districts in its vicinity, of dealers are debarred from importing

"Heer

111

goods through the regular Channels. "Now Changchao - Blaun - Chin

"chew-tc. are

-

expplied with Opium,

"Piece

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