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of representation to the Peking Authorities by the United States Minister, and I shall be glad to

virge

or r

the Authorities

done the

here the

interests

of

the

people.

ider

their Care

by

the excessive

of

ta ration

orie

of

what has become.

the necessities of life.

Up to the dali

of

the

Chefor Convention coming

force, I certainly always

held that the leap of

leku

addition to Import duties

coas

at the Port of Entry distivelly contrary to the

17

neaming, if

not to the

positive wording of the Treaties, but by that Convention, it is agreed

that the

area!

witheid.

which foreign imports shall be free from liking shall be

conchined to be the foreign

settlements

233

Settlements.

and if

likia is

levied outside those limits out

the native

consumer, I should

probably not be supported ins any protest I should make.

There

cam houve ver

be

justifications for the leng Hongkong of any

tax

Oy

whatever, and it would.

duty

apparently be very easy for he Colonial Authorities to put stop to it now it is brought

a

to very clearly to their notice.

There is

right. I.

t

derstand under the new

agreement grin to leag

dirty

or lekiir

except Opin

either

levy

anything

Opine within the

I had also

Colory.

and

understood that when the

Customs Stations

is the

entrances to the Part

made over to the

were

the foreigur

Customs