CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 381

can give them immunity from the operation of the land of China, the moment they pass the boundary Of British jurisdiction. -

As regards Regitimate cargo such as foreign manufactures, & piece goods the whole of the trade is in the hands of Chinese either residents at Stongkong who

go

there to make their purchases; & for those goods going west of Troughing, they pay their duties at the stations newr

one o

the Colony, & for

thuse

going

east

at the port of destination; & that The native merchants are not in

such hard case as the Cond!

to think is evidenced

encom ous

bz

seen

The

Export Trade in foreign goods which exists in Hongkong entirely in Chinese hands

such thing

As a

Сто

seizure has been

reported, with the exception perhaps

of a few pieces found in a

jun the

runnin

tunning oprium & that of rare

Occurrence.

377

No 7. I adhere to what I said in my desp. quotect in this Section I beg to add that in mys opinion the Chinese do their best to use the protective privilege, they enjoy in the Colony to cover illegal acts by making it the base of their omuggling operations..

D: 8. The Com?? appears to be

confusing British & Chinese jurisdiction, but this section

wo

is answ

Sect. No 6

in the remarks on

+

Nog. The Comp ad Deem P infer that these guardboats a placed in the approaches to Hongkong for the purpose of

squeezing " vessels as they term it. I am afraid they have come this conclusion on insufficient

evidence.