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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but asked to be relieved
be just
to do so,
from the payment of the Force gu Pariff duty which was imposed upon
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delegates
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any Officer at
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Pang Juk and were
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version
Brown Sugar, at:
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which was given to Sin Brooke Nobertson
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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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