CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887 — Page 445

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

the collection at Hongkong by Chinese Officials of Likin

on herosine Oil sripped from

thence to Canton.

а

copy of

the

reply which

has been returned to Mr Phelps

is also enclosed.

L

am to

request that

in laying this letter before

Secretary Sim H. Holland, you will move him to inform

hard Salisburg

what is the

present state of the question.

Jam, Lin

اسد

your most obedient, bumble servant,

Prunceste

copy.

0.0.

22005

!RECO

REG? 1 NOV 87,

My Lord.

degation of 4.3.5.

October 26.1887.

442

I have the honour to acquaint

You

that my god!

to ascertain y.dis

I has instructed one

views with ref: to

the collection at Hong Kong by

Chinese

likin on Kerosene Oil shipped- officials of

Canton thence to Hongdong.

It appears

that the question of

likin has always given

lives

the repres

in

China

of

Forey'n good a great

as, while nominally

is really

deal of trouble

8 of

an inland tax, it

·

levied in such a manner as

operate

Dus

a

discriminating duty

to

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