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because its receipts w? augment the total of the collection on wreign Trade, a given proportion of wh. is handed over Central

Govt wh. is

want of money

to the

greatly in

on the other

part, through the Provincies Gout and be deprived & Take it for granted of certain illicit advantages, it wo be enabled i to diminish its present cruiser fleet, the payment for which must be a heavy provincial endger..

yr

To return to

Item in the

Report

the merit

of the new measure - of who, if I understand it, is that the searching stations, being reduced to two, namely

one at Fat. Yow Moon & the

other ar

Cheong Chow the

vexatrons ness

so of the present system of owweillance will,

2

no

a great extent be lessened. I see Aps sort of objection to it possible, &- inasmuch as it must move or less run counter to the corrupt interes to of the cruiser service by diminution of its opportunities exaction_ I congratulate you upon

you upon having persnadud the provincial Your yoot to consent to a course that for a time at least sh? alleviate the pressure at wh. the Colony has been protesting.

I approve equally the Desp. with its inclosures you propose to forward to the goot of Honghong & I have only to add that I wish you, bezore formally transmitting it, to

lay the matter of it before the Goo? in person

person.. Ready

AV

know him to be to consider any

proposition affecting the commo. interest of British Trade with

Zairness