CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 605

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602

Agreement of India Give

10703

Finance and Commerce

Department of Finance

Measures to Despatch 2: 170 of 1886

Dated 6th August 1885 (Private and Confidential)

From W. Keswick Esq.

To The Secy to the Govt of India, Financial Dept.

I have received, by the mail from China, a letter from my brother, in the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co., stating that when he was lately at Tientsin, he had several conversations with Chinese high officials on the subject of the collection of duty and tax on opium.

The Chinese have never been able to collect duty and the tax on the whole of the opium that has entered China; and now that the Convention, lately signed in London, recogn...

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602 Agreement of India Give 10703 Finance and Commerce Department of Finance Measures to Despatch 2: 170 of 1886 Dated 6th August 1885 (Private and Confidential) From W. Keswick Esq. To The Secy to the Govt of India, Financial Dept. I have received, by the mail from China, a letter from my brother, in the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co., stating that when he was lately at Tientsin, he had several conversations with Chinese high officials on the subject of the collection of duty and tax on opium. The Chinese have never been able to collect duty and the tax on the whole of the opium that has entered China; and now that the Convention, lately signed in London, recogn...
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602 Greement of India Give 10703 Finance and CommerceANG department of Finance E, casures to Despatch 2: 170 of 1886 Dated 6th August 1885 __ (Private and Confidential;, From fif.f. Keswick Ea qu Is. The lecy to the Gook of India, Financial Dept. I have received, by the mail from China , a letter from my brother, is the firine of Jardine, Matheson "C", slating that when he was Le ceu tly at Tientsin. he had several conversations Chinese high officials ox of the collection of duty and ar war tay ou opuim. with the subject. the lekin The Chinese have nover Anc cec de L in whole collecting duty and the tax u on the of the oprim that has entered. China; and now that the Convention, lately signed in London, reco
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602

Greement of India Give

10703

Finance and CommerceANG

department of Finance

E, casures to Despatch 2: 170 of 1886

Dated 6th August 1885 __ (Private and Confidential;,

From fif.f. Keswick Ea qu

Is. The lecy to the Gook of India, Financial Dept.

I have received, by the mail from

China

, a letter from my brother, is the

firine of

Jardine, Matheson "C", slating

that when he was

Le ceu

tly at Tientsin.

he had several conversations

Chinese high officials

ox

of the collection of duty and

ar

war

tay

ou

opuim.

with

the subject.

the lekin

The Chinese have nover Anc cec de L

in

whole

collecting duty and the tax

u

on the

of the oprim that has entered. China; and now that the Convention,

lately signed in London, reco

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