CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8] — Page 671

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all foreign countries, is necessarily

a freat muisance

to the Chinese

source of loss

Th

simple

truth

aud

Ime that

Customs

; and per contra

the matte Jew

the Commission, representing

accurately the feelings of

7

the beercheur

9 Way Kang

very

descre

to tabe

te

CL

thaw

the Chemise Customs officers have how

arried

their preventive operations

apinst smugglers to such close prox

unit to thay Rony

Az

interfere to sonce sera

trade.

to see.

with

9

apparently to with legitimenti

The Report of

the Commission appears to be singularly useless. Starting altogether unsound theory

Free Port. " they conclude with

proposal to protect (or

/understand them)

Chimère traders apinst Chinen Customis

O peers

begund Hong kay waters with armed Gunboats.

I certamics apper with Goveruse keaned;

defreesting the

& der B. Robertson

publication of a Report which would be. considered by many & have some Govern-

ment sanction,

mach wur

suifle "free part" like Singapore, and wish to be supported

upon Cheria

the doctrine

Goods coming out of

a

forcing

theat

free port

arl

sutitted to go free to any part of

China except where there is a Customa Hause, and that Cluna neunt wit

search its owne

vessels, suspected f sither on the High teas con

Emuggling,

written Clemen

anters.

hestead of wearysing

fon

with a

by menite Innell suppert that you may be short much time and trouble

see hi ). Paconcepte den

if you

will

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ther Commissioner reporti

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