CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 79

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than $900,000 was formerly paid on Opium carried in native bottoms, Considerations of that Kind are, however, exclusively for the Chinese Government, and in no manner concern us.

Still less ought they to be dragged into the argument to induce Your Majesty's Government to sacrifice this Colony with a view to rectifying Chinese fiscal mismanagement.

23. It is scarcely necessary to complete this statement by any reference to the limited importation detailed here of Persian and British Opium, as the market for it is in the North, and it is openly sent there in Steamers, as stated in the within Memorial, and only an insignificant portion of it (about 250 Chests) is consumed in the South of China.

24. It is more important to consider how far the Revenue of China would benefit by the most complete sacrifice of this Port to the jealousy of the Canton Authorities. As the enclosed Memorial states, whatever smuggling formerly went on, would then be simply transferred to Singapore and Saigon, without the chance offered to the Chinese Officers here of meeting native craft inside this harbour at either entrance, and at the very commencement of their journey.

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24 20 78 than $900,000 was formerly paid on Opium carried in native bottoms, Considerations of that Kind are, however, exclusively for the Chinese Government, and in no manner concern us. Still less ought they to be dragged into the argument to induce Your Majesty's Government to sacrifice this Colony with a view to rectifying Chinese fiscal mismanagement. 23. It is scarcely necessary to complete this statement by any reference to the limited importation detailed here of Persian and British Opium, as the market for it is in the North, and it is openly sent there in Steamers, as stated in the within Memorial, and only an insignificant portion of it (about 250 Chests) is consumed in the South of China. 24. It is more important to consider how far the Revenue of China would benefit by the most complete sacrifice of this Port to the jealousy of the Canton Authorities. As the enclosed Memorial states, whatever smuggling formerly went on, would then be simply transferred to Singapore and Saigon, without the chance offered to the Chinese Officers here of meeting native craft inside this harbour at either entrance, and at the very commencement of their journey.
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78

than $900,000 was

formerly paid on Opium carried in native bottoms, Considerations of that Kind are, howeven, exechsively for the Chinese Goven-

ment, and in no

mam

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Still loss ought they to be dragged

into

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argument

to induce Wher

Majesty's Government to sacrifice this Colony with a view to rectifying Chinese fiscal mismanagement.

23. It is scarcely necessary to complète this statement by any reference to the limited importation

detailed

here of Persian and Perttish Opium,

the market for it is North, and it is openly sent there in Steamers

as

whilst

AA

stated in the within

Memorial,

only

an insignificant portion of

it about 250 Chests - is consumed in

A

the South

China.

2.4. It is more

consider hav far

important to even the Revenne

of

China would benefit by the most complete sacrifice of this Port to the jealousy of the Cantons Auchorities

As the endlosed Memorial states,

whatevn

formerly

smuggling went on. would then be simply tramferred to Singapore and Saigon, without the chance offered the Chinese Ornisers here of meeting native craft intside this harber at either entrance, and

at the

inpage.

very

commencement of their

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