CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 430

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same likin tax, an explanation which one has not much difficulty, in accepting

This witness states

that tea and camphor are the only exports which pay the likin tax in Formosa, and that no other duties are leviable except a small most duty" - It may not be out of place to point out that opium shipped from Hongkong to Tokhang Formosa pays at least a tax $130 per chest before it is laid down there

14. The next Enclosure W:10

is a most interesting document

and the information contained in it may be taken as reliable

428

because it has been corroborated

from another source which is known to this Excellency - The first part of the enclosure details how a well-known Chinese Military Officer, Whampoa Jak, the Tow Bong Commandant induced a number of the principal

Chinese Hongkong merchants to visit

Canton in order to make some

arrangement with the provincial Authorities so as to raise the Blockade of this Port - On the 8th January last thirteen merchants representing fifteen Hong here the homes of which are

went to Canton and

on the 9th and 10th

they assembled

at Pang Kat's Canton private residence

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same likin tax, an explanation which one has not much difficulty, in accepting This witness states that tea and camphor are the only exports which pay the likin tax in Formosa, and that no other duties are leviable except a small most duty" - It may not be out of place to point out that opium shipped from Hongkong to Tokhang Formosa pays at least a tax $130 per chest before it is laid down there q 14. The next Enclosure W:10 is a most interesting document and the information contained in it may be taken as reliable 428 because it has been corroborated from another source which is known to this Excellency - The first part of the enclosure details how a well-known Chinese Military Officer, Whampoa Jak, the Tow Bong Commandant induced a number of the principal Chinese Hongkong merchants to visit Canton in order to make some arrangement with the provincial Authorities so as to raise the Blockade of this Port - On the 8th January last thirteen merchants representing fifteen Hong here the homes of which are went to Canton and on the 9th and 10th they assembled at Pang Kat's Canton private residence

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same likin tax, an explanation which one has not much difficulty, in accepice This witness states that tea and camphor are the only exports which pay the likim tate in Formosa, and that no other duties are leveable except a small most duty" - It may not be out of place to pount out that oprim chipped from Hougthong to tokhang Formosa pays at least a tax # 130 per chest before it is laid down ther q 14. The next Enclosure W:10 is a most cnteresting document and the information contained in it may be tak._ as reliable 428 because it has been corroborated from another source which is known to this Secellency - The first part of the inclorure details how a well Known Chinese Military Officer, Whnel Pony Jak, the tow bong Commandant induced a rumber of the principal ✓ Chinese Houghtong merchants to visit Canton in order to make some o arrangement with the provincial Authorities so as to raise the Blockade of this Port - On the 8th January last thirteen merchant representing fifteen Hongo here the homes of which are girla. 9 went to tanton and on the ath and 10 they assembled at Pang Gatis Canton private or le Ave Pang. J Seir

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same likin tax, an explanation which one has not much difficulty, in accepice

This witness states

that tea and camphor are the only exports which pay the likim tate in Formosa, and that no other duties are leveable except a small most duty" - It may not be out of place to pount out that oprim chipped from Hougthong to tokhang Formosa pays at least a tax # 130 per chest before it is laid

down ther

14. The next Enclosure W:10

is a most cnteresting document

and the information contained in it may be tak._ as reliable

428

because it has been corroborated

from another source which is known to this Secellency - The first part of the inclorure details how a well Known Chinese Military Officer, Whnel Pony Jak, the tow bong Commandant induced a rumber of the principal

✓

Chinese Houghtong merchants to visit

Canton in order to make some

arrangement with the provincial Authorities so as to raise the Blockade of this Port - On the 8th January last thirteen merchant representing fifteen Hongo here the homes of which are

girla.

went to tanton and

on the ath and 10

they assembled

at Pang Gatis Canton private or le

Ave

Pang.

Seir

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