CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 208

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Collectors shall be instructed to publish lists of the likin and other tax stations in the interior with the tariffs of dues levied by them.

The Taotai of Kiungchow have also undertaken that the differential duties that have hitherto been frequently imposed on confiscated foreign goods after arrival at their place of destination shall henceforward be abolished.

There can be no doubt that the faithful fulfilment of the undertakings given by the Taotai of Kiungchow would be of great advantage to foreign commercial interests generally, as it will enable foreign merchants to calculate with some certainty the amount of taxation to which their goods would be subjected before passing into the hands of the consumers, and could tend to check the arbitrary exactions which have formed so frequent a source of complaint in the past.

As the mercantile community at Canton are equally concerned with those at the Treaty Ports in the promised reforms, I make no doubt that this intelligence will be received with satisfaction.

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207 Collectors shall be instructed to publish lists of the likin and other tax stations in the interior with the tariffs of dues levied by them. The Taotai of Kiungchow have also undertaken that the differential duties that have hitherto been frequently imposed on confiscated foreign goods after arrival at their place of destination shall henceforward be abolished. There can be no doubt that the faithful fulfilment of the undertakings given by the Taotai of Kiungchow would be of great advantage to foreign commercial interests generally, as it will enable foreign merchants to calculate with some certainty the amount of taxation to which their goods would be subjected before passing into the hands of the consumers, and could tend to check the arbitrary exactions which have formed so frequent a source of complaint in the past. As the mercantile community at Canton are equally concerned with those at the Treaty Ports in the promised reforms, I make no doubt that this intelligence will be received with satisfaction.

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Autters shall be winstructed Es publiekl bits of the liken &other tax stations in the interior witte the tariffs of dues lecrid by theme.

Gamin

have

also undertaken that the differential duties that have hitherto beeee

Juquently imposed on contificated freegis foods after anival at their

place of destication shall hence proard

be abolished.

Here can be no doubt that the faithful julfilment of the undertakings geristy the Trumpli Yamin would be

Z great

dvantage to foruje comcencial

Internati

interents generally, as it will cuntle puju merchanto to calculate with some enlaccily the account ofturation to which their goods would be subjected. before passing into the hands of the

cousulues, & could tend to check the

arthung beactions theils have

formed suce a frequent source of

complaint in the past.

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Strugkong are equally concerned with time at the Treaty

Parli

Li.

the

promised reforcees, I make no doubt that this intelligence will he received

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