CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 434

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from a foreign port in the four lower "prefectures of the province for a foreign port is subject to the levy of the "Reitisbee at the port of

"reilishni"

the picent, and before being taken to its destination must be brought to Kiantau where besides paying a local tax called the 'Sino ho

it has to pay Export duty according to the Foreign Tariff.

19. To avoid the argument which the duties payable at Macao suggest against the general applicability of the regulation — that old Portuguese city is represented as being Chinese territory and if it is so why was it necessary

when the understanding was arrived at with the Macao merchants to pay the "neiti shui" on export? — Goods landed at Macao, where was the necessity to direct them to petition the Hop Kewan to

discharge "that duty which would otherwise be levied on them"? That affect who would memorialize Despatch of 18 May 1876. The P. & O. Mail steamer

for the Imperial sanction thereto? Is it not obvious that this is the merest subterfuge? The Hongkong Chinese Merchant was equal to it. "Oh very well", said the Hopkwan, "Hongkong is English territory, then the ingrowns territory

Graham Commissioner suggested plan of levying both together

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24 from a foreign port in the four lower "prefectures of the province for a foreign port is subject to the levy of the "Reitisbee at the port of "reilishni" the picent, and before being taken to its destination must be brought to Kiantau where besides paying a local tax called the 'Sino ho it has to pay Export duty according to the Foreign Tariff. 19. To avoid the argument which the duties payable at Macao suggest against the general applicability of the regulation that old Portuguese city is represented as being Chinese territory and if it is so why was it necessary when the understanding was arrived at with the Macao merchants to pay the "neiti shui" on export? Goods landed at Macao, where was the necessity to direct them to petition the Hop Kewan to discharge "that duty which would otherwise be levied on them"? That affect who would memorialize Despatch of 18 May 1876. The P. & O. Mail steamer for the Imperial sanction thereto? Is it not obvious that this is the merest subterfuge? The Hongkong Chinese Merchant was equal to it. "Oh very well", said the Hopkwan, "Hongkong is English territory, then the ingrowns territory Graham Commissioner suggested plan of levying both together at
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from auf poot in the four lower " prefectures of the province for a = " foreign port is subject to thie beveg of the "Reitisbee at the port of

"reilishni "

thepicent, and before being taken. to its destination must be brought. 16 bautow where besides paying a local tax called the 'sino ho

،ނ

it has to pay Export according to the Foreign Fariff-

19. Yo avoid the argument which the duties payable at heacas suggest agamist the General applicability of the regulation » – that old Portuguese city is aeferesented as benig Chucia terting and if it is so why was it accesses

when the understanding

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was arrived

at with the huacao buerchants to

pay the " neiti shine of huporton_-_ Goods lauded at tuação, where. was the necessity dark "to direct " them to petition the Hor Kewan ta

dis Short's "That affect who would hemorializa Despatch of 18 many 1876. The P. 4. Made for

" for the Imperial sancture thoreto"?

Is it rot obvious that this is the merest subterfuge ? The Hougting Chinese Merchant was equal to it_ 10h very

shall pay

loell toe

Wke this

Macos hierchant" ho, said the Hrikwan, Hongtong is English terating then the ingrucons territory

grain Commissioner suggested plan of leging both logetter

at

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