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prept within that live there wobe nothing to say on the subject, but they do not; "the Com opinion "That the Honghong goot expresses it has the undoublest is right to

honest vessel

demand that any carrying cargo to or from Stonyting shall be at liberty to do so, without paying duties to the troppo of Canton except at the place of shipment or debarcation of? these trappen to be within his jurisdiction..

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It is unnecessary to make any remarth on the above Exposition of the views of the Com's for they speak for themselves.

No 25. I agree with the Comp. That the employment of Europeans in native quard évals is unadvise tnt it cannot be prevented. I have done the next best thing to having none at all, by inducing the authorities to place the service

under

The

under the supervision of a superion fficer of the Customs Service.. I daresay that a

That a rection.

з Chinese engaged in doubtful Transactions do attribute a great

to the

portion of what they term hardships to the Europeans, as it is natural they of? but that it affects opinion of the trading classes act foreigners as asserted by the Comer is doubtful to the least of it..

N: 26. This is a

say

legal ques

Zion

tut allowing mat Europeans cannot be legally employed & that British subjects were withdrawn foreigners of all nationalities & of the word class

over whom there is no

jurisdiction Wr

replace them & therefore nothing wr be gained by the

objection.

2:27. The Coms are misinformed. The Hopps is not a farmer as mentioned above but a responsible

Officer