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on the coast of Thuang Fothien

every place Jung

Cr

Formosa but the masters must have known the regulation that, in much cases, They are bound to take their vessels to the nearest port, where there is

one,

pay

their antries & obtain

Their clearances. On the contr

On the contraons

both these vessels were making

For Hongkong

one of them the

so close as to

num top sing being enable the master to atterm she

V

was captured in tongkrong waters. The end of it was the owners came to Canton & paid the fine levied on the NVG hop sing whilst the owners of the Frum hop sing placed their case in the hands of attorney at Sanghong, to the

goot & from the goot it came

who appealed to me. I never sand the complainants but with such evidence as the

Colonial Sedy supplied I went to Superintendent

the Haiknan or

of Customs & on several occasions examined the matter with

him & siltimately corrived at

The conclusion that the seizures

were

gatis lacto

were good: this of course was not

Lactory to the complainants or their legal advisers, & fresh applications for redress were made. by them to the goot & being received were transmitted to

I felt that it was

me

•

case in

inexpedient to reopen the case : never the less deeming it were well to give the complainants an opportunity of proving their

person,

consented & my intimation that I wo entertain it before a mixed court in accordance with former precedent at wh. They must appear, but that I must decline to protect them if proves to have endeavoured to evade

the

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payment of duties, was met by a refusal to do so There the matter stands. Such is the history in brief of the troo cases the Com? cite in support. of their allegation of hardship..

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