CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 431

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Pang Zuk advised the merchants to petition the high authorities on the same footing as the Macao native merchants. They refused but asked to be relieved from the payment of the Foreign Port duty which was imposed upon them in excess.

15. The delegates whom I saw deny having seen any Officer at Canton but Pang Zuk and were not invited to any "Yamun". It seems improbable that they would deny it if the Hoppo Kwan and the Foreign Commissioner had honored them with an interview, and it would be interesting to know whether the version which was given to Sin Brooke Robertson of what took place, or that now given is the correct one.

16. The remainder of this Enclosure shows that there is a great want of a fixed and native tariff. None of the five merchants present have any knowledge of Extra dues being chargeable on produce shipped to Foreign ports such as the Philippines, Batavia, Siam, and Singapore, and they all agree in saying that the import duty on Brown Sugar to Macao is 50 cents per picul, whereas at Whampoa the import duty on Brown Sugar is 12 candareens per picul, and that white sugar pays at Macao 12 candareens against 20 paid at Whampoa.

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Pang Zuk advised the merchants to petition the high authorities on the same footing as the Macao native merchants. They refused but asked to be relieved from the payment of the Foreign Port duty which was imposed upon them in excess. 15. The delegates whom I saw deny having seen any Officer at Canton but Pang Zuk and were not invited to any "Yamun". It seems improbable that they would deny it if the Hoppo Kwan and the Foreign Commissioner had honored them with an interview, and it would be interesting to know whether the version which was given to Sin Brooke Robertson of what took place, or that now given is the correct one. 16. The remainder of this Enclosure shows that there is a great want of a fixed and native tariff. None of the five merchants present have any knowledge of Extra dues being chargeable on produce shipped to Foreign ports such as the Philippines, Batavia, Siam, and Singapore, and they all agree in saying that the import duty on Brown Sugar to Macao is 50 cents per picul, whereas at Whampoa the import duty on Brown Sugar is 12 candareens per picul, and that white sugar pays at Macao 12 candareens against 20 paid at Whampoa. Page 429
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Pang Zuk advised there merchanti to petition the thigh authoribes to on the sauce footing as the Macas native merchants - They refused

but asked to be relieved

be just

to do so,

from the payment of the Force gu Pariff duty which was imposed upon

theen in Excess -

15. the

ates whom I saurall

delegates

deny having

leen

any Officer at

Canton but Pang Gute

Pang Juk and were

ast

moited to any "Yamun " _ It seems

improbable that they would deny it

if the thor Kwan and the fram commissioner had honored them

with an interviews - and it would be interesting to know whether the

version

Brown Sugar, at:

429

which was given to Sin Brooke Nobertson

es Juven

of what took place, or that now

given is the correct one

16. The remainder of this Enclosure

to thew that there is a

Goes

a several want of a fixed and native tariff.

that nove of the five merchants pient have

any knowledge of Extra dues being chargeable on produce shipped to Foreign ports such as the Philippines. Bangtisk, daijou, and Angapore, and

that the import

agree in saying

all

5. J

Maca - duty on Brown sugar to Macasins -

at

per picul whereas at Houghtong the

Bram Sugar it cumport duty

Hargling. 12.0.

bud

sumport duty is 12 candareens that white regar pago at Macas

While Augan at 12 Cacedareens as

Marm 12:

against 20 paid at Houghing

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