CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 709

In accordance with

698

h your Lordships request, the last letter, dated 6th February, will

be treated as

confidential.

It is observed Sir John Walsham

tus

points out that there are in China hos distinct Customs services : the Maritime bustoms consist.

ing entirely of Foreigners - under the direction of Sir Robert Hart, which deals at the open Ports with foreign vessels and their provisions of the Treaties existing between China

and

cargoes

under the

Foreign Counties and the Pariffs attached to such treaties, the other, which is

purely administered by the natives and deals exclusively with Chinese vessels and cargoes under a native tariff drawn up independently of the Treaties, and that he further expresses

а

doubt whether the differential heatment of native junks by the Hoppo of Canton can

be objected to as a violation of Article 5 of the Commercial Treaty between China and the United States of 1880, inasmuch as neither that Treaty, nor any other, takes cognizance. of any other Tariff than the Treaty Tariffs:

In reply, my

Committee-

submits