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Foreign Inspectorate, shall be established, on Chinese territory or at a convenient spot on the Kowloon side for sale of Chinese Opium Certificates, which shall be freely sold to comers and for such quantities of opium as they may require.

4°. That Opium, accompanied by such Certificates, at the rate of not more than 110 taels per picul, shall be free from all further imports of every sort and have all the benefits stipulated for by the Additional Article on behalf of Opium on which duty has been paid at one of the ports of China; and that it may be made up in sealed parcels at the option of the purchaser.

5°. That Junks trading between Chinese Ports, and Hong Kong and their cargoes shall not be subject to any dues or duties in excess of those leviable on junks, and their cargoes trading between Chinese Ports and Macao, and that no dues whatsoever shall be demanded from Junks coming to Hong Kong from Ports in China or proceeding from Hong Kong to Ports in China over and above the dues paid, or payable at the Ports of Clearance or destination.

6°. That the Officer of the Foreign Inspectorate, who will be responsible for the management of the Kowloon Office, shall investigate and settle, any complaints made by Junks trading with Hong Kong against the native Customs Revenue Stations.

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274 1 Foreign Inspectorate, shall be established, on Chinese territory or at a convenient spot on the Kowloon side for sale of Chinese Opium Certificates, which shall be freely sold to comers and for such quantities of opium as they may require. 4°. That Opium, accompanied by such Certificates, at the rate of not more than 110 taels per picul, shall be free from all further imports of every sort and have all the benefits stipulated for by the Additional Article on behalf of Opium on which duty has been paid at one of the ports of China; and that it may be made up in sealed parcels at the option of the purchaser. 5°. That Junks trading between Chinese Ports, and Hong Kong and their cargoes shall not be subject to any dues or duties in excess of those leviable on junks, and their cargoes trading between Chinese Ports and Macao, and that no dues whatsoever shall be demanded from Junks coming to Hong Kong from Ports in China or proceeding from Hong Kong to Ports in China over and above the dues paid, or payable at the Ports of Clearance or destination. 6°. That the Officer of the Foreign Inspectorate, who will be responsible for the management of the Kowloon Office, shall investigate and settle, any complaints made by Junks trading with Hong Kong against the native Customs Revenue Stations.
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274 1 Foreign Inspectorate, shall be established, on Chinese territory vigat : at a convenient spot. or or the Kowloon side for sale of Chinese Opium - duh, Certificates, which shall be freely sold to comers and for such quantities of opium as all may require they 4° That Opiumi, accompanied by such Certificates, at the rate of not more than 110 taels per picul, shall be free from all further imports of every sort and have all the benefits- stipulated for by the Additional Article on behalf of Opium on which duty has been pond at one of the ports of China; and that it may made up in sealed parcels at the option of the purchaser. 5°. That Junks trading between at be Chinese Ports, and Hong Kong and and and their cargoes shall not be subject to any dues or duties in excess of those leviable jinks, and their cargoes trading between Chinese Ports and Macao, and that no dues whatsoever shall be demanded from Junks coming to Hong Kong from Ports in China or proceeding from Hong Kong to Ports in China ever and above the dues, paid, or payable at the Ports of Clear ance destination. 6°. That the Officer of the Foreign Inspectorate, who will be responsible for the management of the Kowloon Office, shall and settle, any investigate and settle, complaints made by Junko trading with Hong Kong against the native Customs Revenue Stations
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274

1

Foreign Inspectorate, shall be

established, on Chinese territory

vigat

: at a convenient spot.

or or

the

Kowloon side for sale of Chinese Opium - duh, Certificates, which shall be freely sold to comers and for such quantities of opium as

all

may require

they

4° That Opiumi, accompanied by such Certificates, at the rate of not more than 110 taels per picul, shall be free from all further imports of every sort and have all the benefits- stipulated for by the Additional Article on behalf of Opium on which duty has been pond at one of the ports of China; and that it may made up in sealed parcels at the option of the purchaser. 5°. That Junks trading between

at

be

Chinese Ports, and Hong Kong and

and

and their cargoes shall not be subject to any dues or duties in excess of those leviable jinks, and their cargoes trading between Chinese Ports and Macao, and that no dues whatsoever shall be demanded from Junks coming

to Hong Kong from Ports in China or proceeding from Hong Kong to Ports in China ever and

above the dues, paid, or payable at the Ports of Clear ance destination.

6°. That the Officer of the Foreign Inspectorate, who will be responsible for the management of the Kowloon Office, shall

and settle, any investigate and settle, complaints made by Junko

trading with Hong Kong against the native Customs Revenue

Stations

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