CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 100

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Chamber's letter first 1 December position unchanged save adoption further regulation favouring Ratives

matters serious needing instant-

redress.

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Your Lordship would thus be in possession of the actual present situation at the time of the receipt of the Chamber's letter.

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The Committee now wish to bring

- your Lordship's notice that matters have not improved, but on the contrary have become worse, for many other articles of export, that used to be free to come in Foreign bottoms are now also, owing to the action of the Native customs, previously detailed, diverted to Chinese Junks.

Some special imports, such as __ Perosine oil, will also be exclusively conveyed by

Chinese craft, for the Native authorities have, it is states, farmed the duties derivable from the

6 from the goods to

syndicate of Chinese, who, by their ability to under,

- Get the duties, will prevent these imports by

Briksh shipping.

What was feared at first from

the inaction of Her Britannic Majesty's

representative

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