CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 272

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many ways in this Government, especially having regard to future Experience, if the sale and export of loose opium were prohibited altogether. I therefore authorised Mr. Russell, on his recommendation, to propose an alteration prohibiting the export of broken chests, if he could get certain concessions from the Chinese Government as to Junks, and to the Leasing of complaints against the Authorities of the Native Customs Stations and Cruisers by an Officer of the Foreign Inspectorate. These concessions were obtained and the agreement embodying all the conditions was then signed.

Since Report ... believes that he will have no difficulty in getting the Chinese Government to arrange with Macao. Indeed the basis of a Treaty between Portugal and China was negotiated between the Governor of Macao and Sir Robert Hart during July and August providing for a recognition of the Sovereignty of Macao in Pracas on the condition that the Chinese were allowed to establish there a branch Custom House of the Foreign Inspectorate, in which all opium consigned to Macao must be placed, and from which no opium, unless in manufacture, can ...

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270 many ways in this Government, especially having regard to future Experience, if the sale and export of loose opium were prohibited altogether. I therefore authorised Mr. Russell, on his recommendation, to propose an alteration prohibiting the export of broken chests, if he could get certain concessions from the Chinese Government as to Junks, and to the Leasing of complaints against the Authorities of the Native Customs Stations and Cruisers by an Officer of the Foreign Inspectorate. These concessions were obtained and the agreement embodying all the conditions was then signed. Since Report ... believes that he will have no difficulty in getting the Chinese Government to arrange with Macao. Indeed the basis of a Treaty between Portugal and China was negotiated between the Governor of Macao and Sir Robert Hart during July and August providing for a recognition of the Sovereignty of Macao in Pracas on the condition that the Chinese were allowed to establish there a branch Custom House of the Foreign Inspectorate, in which all opium consigned to Macao must be placed, and from which no opium, unless in manufacture, can ...

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many ways I this Gorunment, especialą Laving regard to Guture Exerenne, if the sab and export of loose opium vere prohibited altogether. therefore authorised Mr. Russell,

his recommendation

propose

alteration prohitsin : the export df broken cleats, if he could get

certain concessions from the Chinese

Government as

at as to Junks, and to Le Leasing 5f complaints against the Authorities of the Prative Customso Stations and Cruisers by

Officer

8. The Foreign Mspectorate. These

concessions de obtained and the

agreement embodying all the

condition

A-RA

then signed

بھی

Sine Popet best

believes that he will have no

difficulty in getting the Chinese Govern.

ment is arrange with Pracas. Indeed Le basis 8. a Treaty between

Portagnal

and Clina

was negociatici

between the Governor 8. Tracks and Sünderbert Hart during July and August providing for a recognition

If the Sovereignt of antiqual in Pracas on the condition by the Cliven being allowed to establish there branch Custom Louse of the Foreign Inspectorate, in which all pium consigned to Pracas must be placed, and from which no opium, untere în manufacture,

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