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though a foreign port as to its territoriality should enjoy all the privileges of a native port in view of its proximity.
As to the policy of levying so heavy a duty, such was destructive to the junk trade, non-treaty ports, to which no steamers could go, as it threw so many sailors out of work that there was a difficulty in the matter. The fiscal system of levying duties on Chinese junks was carried on by two distinct sets of regulations.
The first set of regulations applied to junks which did not travel beyond the waters of the province, when the duties were comparatively light.
The second set applied to junks which did travel beyond the waters of the province, or to places abroad, such as Singapore.
With regard to this latter class, the Tariff laid down in the Treaty of Nanking was taken as the basis.
The Viceroy replied that there...
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though a foreign port as to
it's territoriality should rujoy all the privileges of a native
port
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in view of its propiriguity.
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of Emply, of production, as it deprived produces of a market, and of the general prosperity of the province.
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as singapore.
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basis
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