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in its present shape. This retail trade both for smuggling and legitimate export was estimated not to exceed 7500 piculs before the additional article of the Chefoo Agreement came into force on 1st February.
The collection of all Customs duties was at once transferred to the Imperial Customs, or as it is also called the Foreign Inspectorate. Hitherto, as stated in Mr. Russell's report, the duty on Opium conveyed to Canton in steamers only was collected by the Foreign Inspectorate, whilst that on Opium conveyed in Junks was collected by the Hoppo and the Viceroy. In order to encourage conveyance of opium in junks, a rebate of 25 per cent on duty and of 40 per cent on Likin was granted if paid in Hongkong and to this competition for the collection is to be attributed the small number of complaints made for some years past and the considerable
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in its present shape. This retail trade both for smuggling and
legitimate export was estimated.
not to cxseed 7500 pieuls before
the additional article
of
the
Chofov Agreement same inte
force
1st February.
The
collection of all Customs duties
wt &
2
the and instant transferred
to the Imperial-Customs, or as it is also called the Foreign Inspectorate. Witherto
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stated in Mr. Russell's report,
The
duty on Opium
Conve
yed
to Canton in steamers only.
collected
by
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the Foreign Inspectorate,
whilst that on
in
Junks
Opium conveyed
was collected
by
the
Hoppo and the Viceroy. In order encourage conveyance of
to
the conve
opium in junks a rebate of
duty and of
25.
15 per cent on
per
sent
on
Lekin
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granted,
if paid in Hongkong and to- this competition for the collection
is to be attributed the small
number of complaints made
for.
some years past and the
considerable
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