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We may at innumerable points along the circumference, they are quite unable to cope with the possibilities of such a position and the ingenuity of such smuggler, and the result would be double loss - loss by the expense of Custom-Houses and loss by the non-receipt of the Duties they would fail to collect.

The only way to collect our revenue, with such a Colony so near our Coast, is to act on the centre itself (Hongkong), before they have got so far away from it as to be beyond control, and, if you will let us act at the centre itself (Hongkong), we undertake to reduce our action to a minimum, and make it as little felt as possible; if you don't consent to this, not only must we continue our present operations, but we must endeavour to supplement them and devise other means to fill up the interstices now existing.

That the action of China is falling to Hong Kong, I admit, but higher justice does more than uphold its legality; that the positions beyond

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478 Konses as We may at innumerable points along the circumference, they are quite unable to cope with the possibilities of such a position and the ingenuity of such smuggler, and the result would be double loss - loss by the expense of Custom-Houses and loss by the non-receipt of the Duties they would fail to collect. The only way to collect our revenue, with such a Colony so near our Coast, is to act on the centre itself (Hongkong), before they have got so far away from it as to be beyond control, and, if you will let us act at the centre itself (Hongkong), we undertake to reduce our action to a minimum, and make it as little felt as possible; if you don't consent to this, not only must we continue our present operations, but we must endeavour to supplement them and devise other means to fill up the interstices now existing. That the action of China is falling to Hong Kong, I admit, but higher justice does more than uphold its legality; that the positions beyond
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478

Konses as

We

may at

innumerable points along

circumference, they

the

are quite

unable to cope with the possibilities

of such

pixta. position and

a

the ingenuity of such smuggler,

and the result would

be

double losse loss by the expense of Custom - Houses

an

loss by the non-recept of

uld fail

the Duties they would

to collect

کی است اما اروع

only way

to collect our revenue, with

such

a

Colony

so near

act on

truong hong

our Coast, is

to

the radio before

have got so far away

they

from

the centre as

to be

beyond control, and, if you

will let us act at the centre

itself (Hongkong),

we undertake

to reduce our action to

minimum, and make it as little felt

av

possible; if

you don't consent to this, not only must we continue

our present operations, but

we must endeavour

to

supplement themo and devise other means.

to fill up in-

_terstices now existing.

That the action of

China is falling to Hong Kong, Jadmit, but higher justice

does more

than uphold its

legality; that the positions

beyond

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