18.
as
no
official Commercial Representative
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Official
can
obtain
any
amount...
of China resides here,
has the
least pretension to inspect manifests,
give
clearances
or
certify to the correctness
generally of a Chinese vessel's papers. Therefore the abuses, which would spring from the system cannot at present be developed. There
and there is
may
be
already much objectionable espionage, and frequent squeezing and exactions levied
from residents here by inquisitorial and
even
we
more stringent powers exerted
on their relatives and property on the Mainland. These cannot be better
described than in the 13 Paragraph of the inclosed Memorial, but they already exist, and at this moment the Canton authorities are obtaining
information as to residents here.
18.
It must, therefore, be conceded that
such evils appear inseparable from the
close vicinity of Hongkong to the Mainland,
places of
a distance in some
scarcely 200 yards, but the Memorial
does not sufficiently point out that
a class of evils specially connected with the appointment of a Consul from
which is perfectly avoidable
a cause,
would be deliberately introduced by Her Majesty's Government.
19.
A Chinese Agent,
whether native-born
or not, but in either case
surrounded by an intriguing and corrupt
native Staff, could only be checked by
18.
as
no
official Comerlar Representative
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Official
can
obtain
amy
amennt of...
of China resides here,
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has the
least pretension to impect menifests,
give
clear ances
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certify to the correctnes
generally of a Chinese vessel's papers. I Therefore the abuses, which would sping from the sipitem comet at present be developed. There
and there is
may
be
already much objectionable espimage, and frequent squeezing and exactions levied
from residents here by inquisitorial and
wven
we
more stringent powers exerted
their relatives and property on the Mainland. These cannot be better
described than in the 13 Paragraph of the inclosed Memorial, but they already excist, and at this moment the Canton
information as to residents here.
18.
It must, therefore, be conceded that
such evils appear inseparable from the
close vicinity of Hongkong to the Main- land,
places of
a distance in some
scarcely 200 yards, but the Memorial
what a
dose not enfficiently point out that
class of wits specially connected with the appointment of a Consul from
which is perfectly avoidable
a cause,
would be deliberately introduced; by ther Majesty's Government.
19.
born
A chinese.
Agent,
whether native
equally
or not, but in either cave
surrounded by an intriguing and compt
native Staff, could only be clocked by
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