CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9] — Page 117

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Light dues.

commage of

wishin died on Chuck fees- event thything

Heard.

1876

15,741 18

1877

1493433

हैं

and Local Trade

18,07300 1,727, 456.

19.051 50 1,798, 788.

1878 17,494|28| 20,156 25 1,761,496.

from the payment of light dues unist the former section.

The light dues are

one Aut

per ton and are easily collected in the case of Foreign Ships; but I

1879. 15,438.31

19363 50 1,652,523.

a

1880 18,095 07

18,807 54 1,650, 258.

1881. 20,755 14

19,839 50 1,680,025.

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"obal_102,508|31| 115, 29 || 25 |10, 2 yo, 0416 This table thews that while the

collections for light dues are constantly

the revenue derived

increasing. from the Dunk Frade has not

materially changed.

a'n conciseration of the fees paid by junks the batter

section, that class of vereis is exempt

vessels

from

of opinion that the Chinese would find

it

ery irkconce to be

very

as mock of the

paying feer each time they avived in Port, expecially licenced funks make an average

of six voyages monthey.

The present systems of

Collecting fees from fianks brings the highest rate of payment

the man,

man, who

اعر سلي

from inability

to obtain security onforsome

other reason,

does not procure

سية

licence

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