CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877 — Page 154

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of

China has an

undoubled right,

жу

my opinion, to see

that

Chinese junks, carrying Chinese produce into Hongkong

have

duly cleared from the Chinese - fort of export: & a right equally Sood

to ece that imports leaving Hongkong pay what is due to the Chinese Goot as import italy:

The form of proeceding resorted to

at

these Custom houses undoubtedly

distresses the funk brade, &, through

it, reflects

ol u

injury

Οι

Colonial

the Colong

interests that gives the

Lome

ground of complaint. It is to the

change

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form of proceeding

therefore. that I have addressed.

kuppelf, but, as

· the Chinese right

to adhere to the present forms

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is

complete

that our

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it appears to uce

only cocape from its

vik discovery of

Jone ness

the Chines:

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is through the

g

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Cannot

otherwise securing

lavorful revenue

to which

olycet, of

the au

their

"The action of their exccation is

ir

inks ome

It is

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way

than one.

complained that their

cruisers have

tome cases

purened Chinese junks into

Man

waters

Therefore

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