CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 383

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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hardship & have taken steps lighten the burthen by advocating obtaining the establishment Two stations on the coast in the neighbourhood of Dongthong, where

Their duties &

punks

can

pay

receive a port clearance, without

being

under the neces

avority of

proceedling to Canton, as obliged under the existing regulations. This I have done with

a view

of meeting the complaints which the Com? support

may

observe

That the Com? are in error

regaroling the capture of the Vracao Junk. Its release was demanded & the demand

complied with

Authorities on

its having

on the

bz

been

the Chinese As of grounds seized in

Macao waters, &, with rez.

at all to the general issue

raised

by

the Com? in this Sect of

their Report.

00: 13. It is impossible

impossible to say

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what evidence the Com? make this assertion, but, as regards

Hainan that Foland is part of The Canton province & consequently under the jurisdiction of the Canon Provincial

can oc

say

goot..

All Y is that have never

hearor of at, & as regards the

Fotien

iz.

province, I much doubt

No5° 14. The cases of these 2. funks The Ng-hop-sing & the Flum-hop-ming are similar & very simple: when boaroud & their papers demanded they could show only a receipt For likin

or war tax & none for export duties on their cargoes

was affir mes

pay or

they

or obtain a

could not

ལ་བ

"receipt For-

duties of a port clearance from

the places they loaded at & that might be do

" for, as before obsonech There are not Custom Houses at

every

raised

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