CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871 — Page 335

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Hong Kong; on the contrary, I am confident that the result if honestly carried out can hardly fail to benefit the Colony,

Bitter tea opium at Macao has been imported by:

Steamer from Hong Kong, of course free of duty, and from Macao

Junks &

Foreign

it is sent in

various parts of the Coast. If smuggling from Macao be made impossible such shipments

will

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will be made direct from

Amoy or Hong Kong. This will to a certain extent benefit the

Trade. Native Junk trade Cooling. But in the case of opium intended for the Treaty Ports or their transit, foreign vessels will be more extensively employed, as the advantages which junks formerly possessed & import duty open at about half the rate payable by Foreign Vessels is now abolished.

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Hong Kong; on the contrary, I am confident that the result if honestly carried out can hardly fail to benefit the Colony, Bitter tea opium at Macao has been imported by: Steamer from Hong Kong, of course free of duty, and from Macao Junks & Foreign it is sent in various parts of the Coast. If smuggling from Macao be made impossible such shipments will 334 will be made direct from Amoy or Hong Kong. This will to a certain extent benefit the Trade. Native Junk trade Cooling. But in the case of opium intended for the Treaty Ports or their transit, foreign vessels will be more extensively employed, as the advantages which junks formerly possessed & import duty open at about half the rate payable by Foreign Vessels is now abolished.

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Hong Kong; on the (nitrary, I am confident that the result if heneity carried out can harthy fail benefit the Colony, Bitterte opprim at Macer has been imported by: Steamer from King Kong, of course pee of duty, and prom macus Junks & Freijn it is sent in various parts of the (gast. If smuggling from Muncas be made imposible auch shipments will 334 will be made direct prom Anyking. This will ta certain extent benefit the Trade. Native Junk wads Coling. But in the came of oprim intended on the reaty Ports or their iranit, fireyin repels will be more extensively employed, as the advantages which punks formerly possessed & imputery open at about half the rate payable by Freep Vesaile is now abolished.

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Hong Kong; on the (nitrary, I am confident that the result if heneity carried out can harthy fail benefit the Colony,

Bitterte opprim at Macer has been imported by:

Steamer from King Kong, of course pee of duty, and prom macus

Junks &

Freijn

it is sent in

various parts of the (gast. If smuggling from Muncas be made imposible auch shipments

will

334

will be made direct prom

Anyking. This will ta certain extent benefit the

Trade. Native Junk wads Coling. But in the came of oprim intended on the reaty Ports or their iranit, fireyin repels will be more extensively employed, as the advantages which punks formerly possessed & imputery open at about half the rate payable by Freep Vesaile is now abolished.

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