CO129-203 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [10] — Page 531

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Preveriteten the Hongling traders

Eny of 15 a matter of converaluce to Them to pay duties here, which they would

have to pay at the tap. Thui- Mme Station, And where there is often trouble about the buder - They also say that tiny law

clear their opuim for any place along

the Coast - North or South without

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going to Cap. Qhui. Mons. Resedes bring contrary to International usage, a system of exfurage to ixtablished, which places The Chinese residents of the Colony very Much in the power of the Cantone Officials_

a power

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Men disadvantage. Menoise Man the

pusaple mootord, and the drawback: bosome Chmere residents – dam hot zaxe,

that there i's much to be objected to in

The Collection, and the conosnience to

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15 hours. But if there so to be and

Arrangsmulch as accms in Contemplation

for the future regulation of the Opuim traffic, and, if this Colony is to have

Stations iatablished within its pirisdiction,

care should be taken that a proper

Recognition to heade, that the concession,

if made, 15 only granted for a valuable consideration, and because that our

hearness

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