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"Chop" or seal struck on the Counterfoil and the paper. Sworn -
25. A reference to this came under discussion and will also show that a bribe of $100 is stated to have been paid in this Colony to "the man who weighed the lumber" and I fear that this is too true, as I have sent for the informant twice since he first told me and he re-asserted it most positively, and offered to produce half a dozen witnesses. If these statements are correct it is obvious that the Customs are defrauded of nearly one half of the duty on Camphor wood and tea coming into this port to which they say they have a right, but which right has never been proved and they are also defrauded of a large portion of what is actually paid on the delivery of the transit pass at Hi Ian Chan unless some explanation can be given which is not now apparent.
26. The Formosan trader, whose evidence is the subject of Enclosure No.2, said it was always necessary to give "squeeze" to the Customs Officials, and such bribery and corruption exist amongst the lower Officials it is not much wonder that this place has been called a "den of smugglers". But the export...
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" Chop" or seal struck parth, on the Counterfoil slammed and the paper. Swoli -
25. A reference to this came Euchsure will also shew that a bribe of $100 is stated to have been paid in this Colony to "the man who weighed the lumber" and I fear that this is too true, as I have sent for any informant
wice since he first told me and he re-asserted it most positively, and offered to produce half a dozen witnesses - If these statements are
correct it is obvious that the
Customs are de
defrauded of nearly one half of the duty on Camphor wood and tex coming wito thes
post to which they day they have_
a right, but which right has never been
- proved and they are also defrauded of a large portion of what is actually paid
on the delivery of
the transit pass at Hi Ian Chan unless some explanation can be given which is not now apparent
26. The Formosan trader, whose luidence is the cutject of Enclosure
said it was always
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to give
"dark.
the tastem
nonly " " Joning out, and euch bribery and corruption : exist amongst the tasto -
Officials it is not much wonder that this place has been casted
a
"den of smuggler" But sh
expor
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