CO129-153 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [11-12] — Page 37

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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to Awang - Ding - that there had been for

some time previously at sap shui Mun, Hung Puk Han, and other places within the jurisdiction of Leung than and San-On, Stations planted for the collection of the Liten Day, and. that within the different ports of Alwang Tung stations for collecting

the regular: duty

opum had

been in existence for some time, and that all of these had been

under the charge of the Authorities of that Province.

Mr Hart having

in his

former despatch suggested that

the collection of thirty talls ofinum

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duty might be made in addition

to that of the Fittin, the Governor General stated in 1 reply, that though the dealers from different plares bought their goods

of

goods either at

Moucao- and disposed

them in different marts

routes - azet,

on

on

by

various

the inner waters

the shores - the regular duty on

Opuum

AO AA

always levied ; that there were alse vessels appointed to

Keep

smugglers,

a look out for and seize so that taking every

thing into consideration there not much scope left for sunggling.

Phat

although there

were stations planted for the collection=

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