38
port,
advantages offered by a free
the Colony
Colony would have less thriving condition. This will be evident from a comparison of what it is now with what it was prior to the outbreak of previous hostilities at Canton in 1856, which contributed to the Colony's prosperity, which the Chinese Authorities doubtless view with a feeling of jealousy. Hence their attempt to ingeniously intercept the trade of the Colony,
and
Your Excellency's knowledge and experience of the character of the Chinese, will bear out that statement, they will strain every nerve to evade payment of full duties on any article of merchandise, more especially on such as are comparatively valuable and heavily taxed like Opium. We confess we are unable to see that there will be any great, if there be any impediment in their way to do so, if the native authorities introduce measures, which have a tendency to cripple rather than to encourage
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38
port,
advantages offered by a free
the Colony
Colony would have less Chriving condition. This will be evident from a Comparison of what it is now
been in a
with what it was
to the outbreak of
previons
hostilities
at Canton in 1856, which
contributed to the Colony's prosperity, which the Chinese Authorities doubtless view with a feeling of jealousy. Hence their attempt to ingeniously int
the trade of the Colony,
9: and
Your Excellency's knowledge
experience of the character
of the Chinese,
will bear out
that
Ave
are
statement,
they will strain every to eva de payment of
nerve to eva de
full duties on
any
artiale of
merchandise, more es
pecially
on pu
such
as
more
comparatively
valuable and heavily taxed
Opium. We confess
are unable to see t
all
we
there will
any great, if there be at
way
any impediment in their to do so, if the native
introduce measures,
be
tondenay
which have
a
cripple
na ge
to
le than to encoura
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