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the connivance of the thinly disguised mandarins and if it does not pay the actual duty, it pays something considerable which probably does not go further than the mandarin's pocket.
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the loss of revenue will be proportionally reduced; but if it be not so it would occasion a great stretch of authority to collect likin or other inland dues at the entrance of our harbour or at sea before
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During the last 3 or 4 years, owing to the two taotais, as he is occasionally called, having had his command a considerable number
I think
Vessels equipped in Europe and well manned, might as well be employed in getting a little profit
a trade which
Opinion
Certain hands
have established Likin offices, or perhaps they may be called Custom Houses, at the two exits from the Hongkong harbour and elsewhere in the neighbourhood...
These establishments collect about 16 taels a chest on all opium going out in harbour craft, and if this collection were a part of the export duty when the import duty had become payable.
Then Custom Houses or whatever they may be called are most anomalous - for a tax (the import duty) is the first charge on the opium - why is it not collected? And how can native vessels having called at these stations and paid the duties demanded be afterwards treated as smugglers?
According to a note which I saw in the appendix to the Customs trade returns of 1869, it is stated that the Viceroy of Canton collected at 9 Chinese stations round Hongkong and Macau in the Chinese year to 30th January 1870 duty amounting
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connivance of the thincar In andarins and if
does not pay the actual duty- it pays something
considnath which probably does not go further
than the In andarin's pocketi.
it
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the loss of revenue will a proportionality reduced:-
but
if
it he not so it would Ocean a
great stretch
of buttonly to collect likin
or other inland down
at the intraver of.
our hartour.
n at sea before
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During the last 3 or 4 years.
Lowun te
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reamy f
the two twangs, a as he is omnctiones
enenwandy called the the day of bantin, having
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his commend a considuath n.
number
I fark
har
Vessels equipped in Exopen and well in hermenn,
thought thing, might as well be comployed in getting
h
litth profit
a teman wh
Opinn
Kacher hand
Las cstablished Likin offices, or porhaps they may
I called bustom Lower, at the two exits from the
Houstong Laction and clowhere in the neighbour.co...
These establishments collect about 16 lasts a chat
on all opium going out in hatuor craft, and
if this collection to a part of the d'emport duty
wow the import duty had become prayable.
Then bustoms stations
a whatever cow they
as 30 lanks
Emany be called are most anomalous - for
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a peene (the
import duty) is the first change on ther
opium - why is it not collecticl
and how
car ration vessels having called at them statione
And praich the duties demanded be afterwards
tattent of as smugglers
According to a note which Sow in thi
append it to the bustoms trade returns of 1869 it is
stated that the vice day of banton collected at
9
Chinese stations round bougtong and Macau
in the Chinese year to 30th January 1070 duty
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amoruling
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