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Authority gave his consent to the creation of the Station, not at Lapa, as Koci intended east of Casa Branca in the Bugio Channel. Prompted by this partial expectation of perfect success, Koci proposed to establish a custom house office on the territory of Lapa in front of the town. The Portuguese Government refused to authorize this, knowing the secret purpose of the devices, legitimate in appearance. They were likewise refused to authorize the establishment of such an office in the Little Bugio, where the fiscal station already was, acceding to the representations made to him by the Viceroy.
The Viceroy agreed to place the office outside the inner Port, on the island of Lanza. The continual vexations to which the vessels coming to trade at Macao were subjected by the Chinese fiscal authorities, the insolence of the latter in carrying out their operations in Portuguese waters, the subterfuges and false allegations with which the Chinese authorities pretended to justify such acts, had compelled the Portuguese authorities to have their Customs boats removed close to the Little Bugio, and to lay down a line for them beyond Bugio, which they were not allowed to operate, after lengthy discussion on this matter, the Chinese authorities agreed to the place of anchorage for the revenue boats, which was settled at last by mutual arrangement.
This arrangement having been confirmed by the Viceroy of Canton in a despatch of Oct 29/72, (this arrangement ought to have been considered...
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Authority gave
hiss consent to the creation of the
Station, not at
Lápa,
as Koci intended eset
of Casa Branca in the Bagic Clannel.
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Prompted by this partial
expectation of perfect success. Hoci proposed to
cotoblish a custom house office on the territory of Lapa in front
of
the town. The Portuguese
Soo? refused to authorize this knowing
the secret purpose of the devices, legitimate
in
appearance paly's
be likewise refused to
office
th
ap
place where the fiscal station
&
authorize the establishment of such as
the Bugio channel already was, acceding
to the representations muse to him the Vice
agreed
the
Viceroy
office in the Little Rugio
to place
outside the winner Bost
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in the island
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Lanza. The continual
vexations to which the rescis coming to tralle
at macas were subjected by the chinese
in
carrying
fiscal authorities, the insolence of the latter
their operations in Portuguese waters, the subterfuges - corsive allegations with which the chinese foot potended to justify anch
acts had compelled the Portuguese foot to have
f
to Customs boats resmoved plose to the little
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line for them begond
Bugis, which they
were not alloroed to operate, after
bony discussion
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this matter the Chinese
auth's agreed to the
plece of
analorage for th
reverse boots, which was settled at last by mutual
arrangerment.
This arrangement having been
confirmed by the Viceroy of Cantor in a deeps:
of Oct 29/72, (this arrangement fanget in have bren
considered
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