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Province and the Hoppe to take measures for pulling into practive the several suggestions made by Mr. Hart in his first despatch, and not to leave it to the Inspector- General to act for them.

Let them preceed forthwith.

to collect regular dirty

ovv

the ofime

in addition to the sixteen tuels

Listine at the various stations

planted around

Hongstong and

Mences for the collection of the Lition: At Kap-Shini - Nun and

-

Hung. Pak . Wan within the jurisdiction. of San. On and Hong-Than there

are already stations for collecting Lekin ; but they ought also to

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select places at Bat-Dau-Meun and elsewhere in which to establise

stations, deciding for themselves where it will be better to have stations

on land and where it will

be better to post gun vessels, the great object to be attained being the maintenance of a vigilant and effective guard that will prevent smruggling.

As to the monthly expenses

which ( Met: Hart) calculates at ton

(M.

thousand twels, let that be the

deducting

reveme

fired

them from the that they derive from

the collection of the regular du j

And if the regular divky.

f