CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 447

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1. It is clear that the Chinese Authorities levy duty later on foreign goods shipped to and from Hong Kong as if this were a port of China and at a much higher rate than is leviable on goods taken out of or brought from China in Foreign bottoms.

2. It has also been shown that no tax is payable at Keelung and that only in certain cases on goods exported from Formosa in native vessels, but the Canton Hoppo assumes the right to levy export duties on products which are not subject to an export tax in the province from which they came.

Moreover, according to what takes place now, the junk, whose papers must be endorsed in order that she may be overhauled at least, is liable to be confiscated if she approaches a foreign ship which we call "free".

3. It has been shown that many British manufactures shipped from Hong Kong to the West Coast of China pay more than twice the duty which the same manufactures cost if shipped from Macao, and that it pays the Hong Kong China merchant to ship goods to Macao by steamer via the East Coast, when...

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57 1. It is clear that the Chinese Authorities levy duty later on foreign goods shipped to and from Hong Kong as if this were a port of China and at a much higher rate than is leviable on goods taken out of or brought from China in Foreign bottoms. 2. It has also been shown that no tax is payable at Keelung and that only in certain cases on goods exported from Formosa in native vessels, but the Canton Hoppo assumes the right to levy export duties on products which are not subject to an export tax in the province from which they came. Moreover, according to what takes place now, the junk, whose papers must be endorsed in order that she may be overhauled at least, is liable to be confiscated if she approaches a foreign ship which we call "free". 3. It has been shown that many British manufactures shipped from Hong Kong to the West Coast of China pay more than twice the duty which the same manufactures cost if shipped from Macao, and that it pays the Hong Kong China merchant to ship goods to Macao by steamer via the East Coast, when... 445
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57 1. this clear that the Chinese Authorities levy later on on funk goods chipped to and from Honglong as if this were a port of China and at a much higher rate than is leviable on goods laken wite or brought from China in Foreign bollows- 2. It has also been shown that no tax is payable laces= lekin and that only in certain cases on goods exported from Formosa in kalive vessels, but the Caulon Hopps assumes the right to levy expor- dubiès on products which are not exbject to an export tax in the purradiation 445 which they left. Moreover according to what takes place now the It. whose papers - must be decor. in order of overhauled at lea is liable to be long -cated if the approaches a for- which we call free- 3. It has been shown that many British manufactures shipped from Houghton :; to the West Coast of China pay more than hörce the duty which the came manufactures cost if shipped from Macas and that it pays the Hougtong China berchaut to ship goods to reacas by steamer the treat coast, when for
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1. this clear that the Chinese Authorities levy later on

on funk goods chipped to and from Honglong as if this were a port of China and at a much higher rate than is leviable on goods laken wite or brought from China in Foreign bollows-

2. It has also been shown that no tax is payable laces= lekin and that only in certain cases on goods exported from Formosa in kalive vessels, but the Caulon Hopps assumes the right to levy expor- dubiès on products which are not exbject to an export tax in the purradiation

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which they left. Moreover according

to what takes place now the It. whose papers - must be decor. in order of overhauled at lea is liable to be long -cated if the approaches a for- which we call free-

3. It has been shown that many British manufactures shipped

from Houghton :; to the West Coast

of China pay more than hörce the duty which the came manufactures cost if shipped from

Macas and that it pays the Hougtong China berchaut to ship goods to reacas by steamer

the treat coast, when

for

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