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195

of the Colonial Authorities

the

Spot, with regard

to Annam

Up to

the

present time, the whole affair

had, he said, proved to be a complete failure. It had turned out that the famous river which the French had opened to navigation, led to no important region, and was not available for Commerce. Officers to carry out the Customs stipulation had been established at the Frontier at considerable expense, but no trade had sprung up and there was no prospect of any which would be equivalent to the expense of these officials. In fact Annam could not import European Goods, because she had nothing to export in return. As for benefiting Saigon, the new arrangements with Annam, if they had had any effect at all, would have diverted trade from the Colony not attracted it thither.

Asked whether this would have been the case notwithstanding the double duties which France had bound Annam to levy through Saigon on all merchandise not passing through Saigon, the Duke said that these duties would really have sufficed to turn a thriving trade into a circuitous channel, and that at all events...

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195 of the Colonial Authorities the Spot, with regard to Annam Up to the present time, the whole affair had, he said, proved to be a complete failure. It had turned out that the famous river which the French had opened to navigation, led to no important region, and was not available for Commerce. Officers to carry out the Customs stipulation had been established at the Frontier at considerable expense, but no trade had sprung up and there was no prospect of any which would be equivalent to the expense of these officials. In fact Annam could not import European Goods, because she had nothing to export in return. As for benefiting Saigon, the new arrangements with Annam, if they had had any effect at all, would have diverted trade from the Colony not attracted it thither. Asked whether this would have been the case notwithstanding the double duties which France had bound Annam to levy through Saigon on all merchandise not passing through Saigon, the Duke said that these duties would really have sufficed to turn a thriving trade into a circuitous channel, and that at all events... 70S PUJ the NEP
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195 of the Colonial Authorition the Spot, with regard to Annam Up to the present time, the whole offais had, he said, proved to be a complete failure. It had turned out that the famous river which the French had opened to navigation, led to me important region, no and was not available for Comme ree Officers to carry out the Custom: stipulation. had been established se at the Freaky at considerable expen- rots, but no trade had sprung ufr and there was Commerce Wo prospect of any which would be rquivalent to the expense of these officials. In fact Annam could not infort Europeace Good, because she had nothing to export in utum. As for benefiting Saigon, the hew rangements with Annam, if they had had any effect at all, would have divirted trade from the Colony not attracted it thither. Tasked whether this would have been standing the double the case not with e duties which France had bound Anname to leoy through Saigon. on all merchandize not passing The Duke said that these duties would really cost have sufficed to turn a thriving trade into to circuitous cr channel, and that at all event. : to 70S PUJ the NEP
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195

of the Colonial Authorition

the

Spot, with regard

to Annam

Up to

the

present time, the whole offais

had,

he said, proved to be a complete failure. It had turned out that the famous river which the French had opened to navigation, led to me important

region,

no

and was not available for

Comme ree

Officers to carry out the

Custom: stipulation. had been established

se

at the Freaky

at considerable expen-

rots, but no trade had sprung ufr

and there was

Commerce

Wo

prospect of any

which would be rquivalent

to the expense of these officials. In fact Annam could not infort Europeace Good, because she had nothing to export in utum. As for benefiting Saigon, the

hew

rangements with Annam, if they had had any effect at all, would have divirted trade from the Colony not attracted it thither.

Tasked whether this would have been

standing

the double

the case not with e duties which France had bound Anname

to leoy through Saigon.

on all merchandize not

passing

The Duke said that these duties would

really

cost have sufficed to turn a

thriving trade into to circuitous cr

channel, and that at all event.

:

to

70S PUJ

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