CO129-203 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [10] — Page 532

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hearners & Chma, warrants it - For

such facilitas pe

cilities granted for collecting,

be should have some of the large-

revine which has been iver and cor

agam alleged to be look to the Chiese

Goverment Mhrough Hinghing Snuggling.

In 1868, Qir Thomastade

Said", " by the Contraband taste of

"Prentis frequenting Stingking and Maces,

"The Custom's Revenue 15 de

15 defrauded bi

less

" Import and report duties httle bor "Man, 4000,000 tails per ammud " - Revision of Scrutoin Treaty China 825 (1871) page 460.

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The Governor states that "the

" Ingsing Govenmich gets at pressut

$200,000 per annuend

Farm, which is practically boying

矗

Jum

the Openin

levying

4.

"ad valorcas tax on it

of

hve than t00

" per cent to the Cowennero

and that he

ajrces "with fir Thomas loade that by

"The Opuim smuggling from Hongking sale "Chma, the Invernment of Chria loses at "leach a million of lack of vorme per

see NM Colonial por

"Annum " (ace

2 3094 of 1801).

Pulling tide the disparity in the

filmmales of the amount of druggling,

there