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by better regulated

and less verations & With regard to the oth Para.

i measures.

4.

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my

If your Despatch,

unless

you

are prepared to show that

the Chinese Revenue Steam Despatch cruizers are not public

armed Vessels

the Chinese g

of the 22nd of March Goot, I am at a loss to

last, I suffected

the reconsideration

under existing circum

: stances of the proposal originally made in 11889 for the appointment

of

a Chinese Consular

Officer who should be

entrusted with such

powers in respect

of the issue and

Collection of receipts. for Chinese export

and

perceive on what ground The Privileges accorded by the Law

Nations to

Carv

Ships of Was denied to terme.

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and Import Duties

04

would substantially

protect the Chinese Government agamies

the Contratand trade

carried

in

by their

own subjects with Hong Kong, and

remove the grounds

of complaint

on

which

they pistify the arbitrary and wentations

system to which they at present resort. 5 The progress of steam and Telegraphics com: munication between China and all parts