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calculations of Mr. Wart and the Foreign Board had been correct, the revenue should have been as per annum ($360,000 per annum). That amount, however, is nearly half a million Taels. The latter were computed by them at about $600,000 or $700,000 per annum. We have just put down at 10,000 Taels at least $156,000 per annum, thus making the total to be collected in 1886,000. That result...

21. So far from having been obtained (I learn from a very reliable source), that the Opium duty levied at the neighboring Customs' Stations on Chinese Junks, and which formerly should have been levied and certainly was in part levied in Canton and elsewhere, amounts to only $30,000 dollars, less than was anticipated, and which would have been receivable if the previous smuggling had not been altogether miscalculated.

22. The present expenses of collecting that sum of $300,000 amounts to $160,000, leaving a profit of only $140,000 per annum instead of $900,000 as estimated by the Foreign Board and Mr. Mart. Your Lordships perceive it is very doubtful whether the general Revenue of the Empire is not losing instead of gaining, because it is morally certain that much more...

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22. 23. 77 calculations of Mr. Wart and the Foreign Board had been correct, the revenue should have been as per annum ($360,000 per annum). That amount, however, is nearly half a million Taels. The latter were computed by them at about $600,000 or $700,000 per annum. We have just put down at 10,000 Taels at least $156,000 per annum, thus making the total to be collected in 1886,000. That result... 21. So far from having been obtained (I learn from a very reliable source), that the Opium duty levied at the neighboring Customs' Stations on Chinese Junks, and which formerly should have been levied and certainly was in part levied in Canton and elsewhere, amounts to only $30,000 dollars, less than was anticipated, and which would have been receivable if the previous smuggling had not been altogether miscalculated. 22. The present expenses of collecting that sum of $300,000 amounts to $160,000, leaving a profit of only $140,000 per annum instead of $900,000 as estimated by the Foreign Board and Mr. Mart. Your Lordships perceive it is very doubtful whether the general Revenue of the Empire is not losing instead of gaining, because it is morally certain that much more...
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22. 23. 77 calculations of Mr Wart and the Poreign Board had been correct the gam ai to the Nevenue should have been as per manh or $360,000 per amum). That amont, havever, is nearly half a million Tails The la. computed by them about $00,000 or $700,000 latter were per march, amum, Wev pust The Prepens down at 10,000 Aaels at least $156,000 per thus mat makking the total to be collected of 1886,000. that result 21. So far from having been obtained I learn from a very reliable source), that the Opium duty levied at the neighboring Cristons' Stations on Ohinese Juntes, and which formerly should have been levied and certainly was in part levied in Canton and elsewhere amounts to only $30,000 of dollars lef Than was anticipated, and which world have been receivable, if the previons uggling had not brew altogether mis calculated 22. The present expen collecting that sum es of of $300,000 amounts to $160,000 leaving a profit of only $900,000 per annum instead of $900,000 as estimated by the Foreign Board and Mr. Mart. Ihr Your Lordships perceiver it is very doubtful wheitin the whether general Revenue of the Empire is not losing instead of gaining, because it is morally critain that much more
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22.

23.

77

calculations of Mr Wart and the Poreign

Board had been correct the

gam

ai to

the Nevenue should have been as

per

manh

or

$360,000 per

amum).

That amont, havever, is nearly half

a million

Tails

The

la.

computed by them about $00,000

or $700,000

latter were per march,

amum,

Wev

pust

The Prepens

down at 10,000 Aaels

at least $156,000 per

thus mat

makking

the total to

be collected of 1886,000.

that result

21. So far from having been obtained I learn from a

very

reliable source),

that the Opium

duty levied at the neighboring Cristons'

Stations

on Ohinese

Juntes,

and which

formerly should have been levied and

certainly

was

in part

levied in Canton

and elsewhere amounts to only $30,000

of dollars

lef

Than

was

anticipated, and which world have been receivable, if the previons

uggling had not brew altogether

mis calculated

22. The present expen

collecting that sum

es

of

of $300,000 amounts

to $160,000 leaving a profit of only $900,000 per annum instead of $900,000

as estimated by the Foreign Board and Mr. Mart. Ihr Your Lordships perceiver

it is

very doubtful wheitin the

whether

general Revenue

of

the Empire is not

losing instead of gaining, because it

is morally critain that much more

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