CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 378

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they were sufficient upon which to found lond complaints of injury to the Trace of the Port & general damage to the interests of the Colony, & the result was the appointment of purpose of investigating the

Comt for the subject, which presented its report on the 28th of April.-

with these preliminary remark I will proceed to examine the contents thereof serialim..

5:2. & dare say the Comt

did find some

difficulty in

trimming evidence from those engaged in the pink trace with Canton, for the simple reason that I

much to give

doubt there was

the duties of regularly paid

This class are regularly

& they are not interfered with.

The Coast Junks

are the class

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Er the

which fall under the searching enquiries of the preventive serving, & look to the Frong trong gout for protection. I présumé "farmer of Customs at Canton" the Com's mean the Superin Eendent of Austoms, calles by porcigner, The Soppo, an officer who receive

his appointment from the Emperor & neither

farms no farms out the collection of dusting N: 3. Certainly the approaches to the Colony of Songthong are closely watched or more dept of preventive service, the

oprum the native customs & the salt

gabelle who have each their respective guard boats on the looth out.

The Steamer O'Engchin Hai exercises no dupervision whatever over either the sonim or salt vessels, but is simply a Customs

Teamer. There have been one or twod instances of their coming

withing

which