CO129-155 - Others - 1871 — Page 161

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member of such Board. Otherwise I cannot conceive how the Government could be carried on with a Company of independent and probably insolent and overbearing Foreigners in the midst of the Colony - ruling and absolutely ordering, or at least interfering with all the immense Commercial transactions of the Port, without any right of appeal or (worse) appeal possibly through Her Majesty's Consul at Canton, an endless source of delay and irritation - conducing generally to an abortive issue.

18. Though I have not here dwelt on that branch of the question, I nevertheless trust it will not be forgotten that I have elsewhere shown ample grounds for disputing the alleged magnitude of the illegal trade said to be conducted between Hong Kong and China, a trade, which arises not so much from a desire to escape the payment of just duties, as from a wish to avoid illegal squeezes - whilst (in great measure) also caused by the inadequate provision made for the conduct and supervision of trade at a sufficient number of Ports by ...

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B 5 G H = K L N 159 member of such Board. Otherwise I cannot conceive how the Government could be carried on with a Company of independent and probably insolent and overbearing Foreigners in the midst of the Colony - ruling and absolutely ordering, or at least interfering with all the immense Commercial transactions of the Port, without any right of appeal or (worse) appeal possibly through Her Majesty's Consul at Canton, an endless source of delay and irritation - conducing generally to an abortive issue. 18. Though I have not here dwelt on that branch of the question, I nevertheless trust it will not be forgotten that I have elsewhere shown ample grounds for disputing the alleged magnitude of the illegal trade said to be conducted between Hong Kong and China, a trade, which arises not so much from a desire to escape the payment of just duties, as from a wish to avoid illegal squeezes - whilst (in great measure) also caused by the inadequate provision made for the conduct and supervision of trade at a sufficient number of Ports by ...
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5

G

H

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K

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159

member of

such Board. Otherwise

I cannot conceive how the Govern=

on with

ment could be carried on

sudo

a

Company of inclependent

and probably insolent and overbearing,

Horeigners

in the midst.

of

the

Molony - ruling and absolutely

or at least interfering

ordering, or

with all the immense Cornercial

hansactions

f

the Port, without

any right of appeal

willo

aw

or worse)

appeal possibly through

Consul

Her Majesty's

Aw

at bantor.

endless source of delay and

ivritation - conduching generally to

arr

abortive issue.

18

18. Through I have not of

heran dwelt ow that brauch

the

question, I nevertheless trust

it will not be forgotten that I have elsewhere shewn ample grounds

for disputing the alleged magnitude

of

the illegal

hade said to be

conducted between Hong Kong and

bluria, a hrade, which arises not

so much from

a desire to escape

As

the payment of just duties,

wish to avoid illegal

from

squeezes - whilst in

!

it is

great

measure)

also caused by the in=

-adequate provision made for the conduct and supervision of hade

at a

sufficient number of Ports

by

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