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or indirectly in thee practice of smygling. gud That vessels under Foreign Hap

are

ast-engaged in the smuggling

hade, and that there is no widence

tending to show that either, the

Jficers

any

R creus

of such venils take -driect part in contraband happie.

92 That-muggling from Hongkong into China is carried on wholly by Chuiere.

The Report further stated

that there was reason to believe that lines were made upon junks leaving Hongkong which were unkarin

to

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thorized by the Thrine Gort;

and unauthorized by

that cruisers were licensed and

sub-liccused by persons was head no

authority to pant licences; and that

raut.

the creus oftuse vessels were accustoms

to appropriate in their own use, witheant Micial enquiry, good they had seized. on the allegation of being smuggled or

contraband.

As a semedy for this abuse, the Report suggested" "Wheat measures oW. be

tatzen to ascertain which of the revenue

& ther Cruisers Glying the Chinese Haj

that anchored in

Hongkong Balls

wore licensed by thee High Authoritas