153
Illegible
To
Hong's handwriting
of hand word is a junke "Macau; she was improperly stopped by the Chinese boats belonging to the Chinese tax station in Kap Shui
Mun, the
of which cried out to
لعبه
one of which her, that any goods passing by required to pay duty, and they demanded a duty of twenty taels from your petitioner, to his great surprise,
for,
he has been
and
consigning goods
to "Macau ever since
from Kowloon Shap
Lealuny
and
was
ན་
to
the Shrine
established in the
for a pair of men
twenty years,
duly
han
low
been levied on hard word. Taking
into consideration the fact that
all merchandize going
in and out
of
the Colony must pass either Kap Shui Mun or Kowloon. Chow, if the Chinese Authorities are
suffered to impose new
taxes, not only your petition hopes
but the merchants in
general in the Colony will be subjected to various
restrictions, and in a
commercial
point of view, the trade of the Colony might be nominally interfered
with. Under these circumstances, your petitioner is compelled to lay the facts before you them in the hope that
you...
may submit
them to His Excellency The Governor
for his favorable consideration.
To the Acting Registrar General
(In Translation)
(Signed) Cheung Leung
153
Иласао
to
Bongs handwond
of hand word is a junke "Macas; she was muerepretedly stoffed by the Cintians boats bebinging to the lehinese tax station in Kap Shui
Mun, the
of which cried at to
لعبه
enew of which her, that any goods pasing by required to pay duty, and they demanded a duty of liventy tails from your pctitioner, to his great-surprise,
for,
he has been
and
consigning goods
"Macar ever sine
from lebening Shap
lealuny
and
wa
ན་
to
the Shrine
established in the
for a pair of men
twenty years,
duly
han
low
been levied on hard word. Faking
into oursideration the fact that
all merchandize going
in and and
-me-of
the Colny unot pass richer Kapthin Mun or lebening. Chaw, if the Chimene
suffered to impose new
Auctiorities are
taves, not only your petition hop
bust the merchants in
general in the beolony will be subjected to various
restrictions, and in a
commercial
point of view, the trader of the Colay mit be ominaly interfered
with. Under these einenmatineer, your pretitioner is compelled to lay the facts before you them in the hape that
your
you...
may submit
then to Ain Cassilleney The Governor
for his favorable consideration.
To the Acting Registrar General
(Inn Translation
(Signed) Cheung Leung
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