CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 468

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that we cannot merely by our altering "collecting ourselves of the obligation towards China which we contracted in 1886, and which did not exist when we last issued licenses in 1883 and system of our revenue divest

1884. Under the bonded warehouse system be put, a greater expense for the same purposes, and we should in addition have to maintain a revenue cruiser service and blockade ourselves in order to prevent smuggling into the Colony. The increased cost of collection would supply argument for giving up the revenue. Again, whatever efforts the Government might make, it would certainly be unable to prevent frequent and extensive smuggling, and the consequent demoralization of the people would

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467 that we cannot merely by our altering "collecting ourselves of the obligation towards China which we contracted in 1886, and which did not exist when we last issued licenses in 1883 and system of our revenue divest 1884. Under the bonded warehouse system be put, a greater expense for the same purposes, and we should in addition have to maintain a revenue cruiser service and blockade ourselves in order to prevent smuggling into the Colony. The increased cost of collection would supply argument for giving up the revenue. Again, whatever efforts the Government might make, it would certainly be unable to prevent frequent and extensive smuggling, and the consequent demoralization of the people would

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467 that we cannot merely by our altering "collecting ourselves of the obligation~ towards China which we contracted in 1886, and which did not exist when we last issued licenses in 1883 and system of our revenue divest 1884. Under the bonded སྤུ། we should warehouse system be put. a greater expense for the same purposes, and we~ should in addition have to to the same or even maintain maintain a revenue cruiser service and blockade ourselves in order to prevent smuggling into the Colony. The increased: cost of collection would supply argument for an additional giving up the revenue. Again, whatever. 14. efforts the Government might make, it would certainly be unable to prevent frequent. and extensive smuggling, and the co consequent demoralization of the people would

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that we cannot merely by

our

altering "collecting ourselves of the obligation~ towards China which we contracted in 1886, and which

did not exist when we last

issued licenses in 1883 and

system of

our revenue divest

1884. Under the bonded

སྤུ།

we should

warehouse system be put. a greater expense for the same purposes, and we~ should in addition have to

to the same or even

maintain

maintain a revenue cruiser

service and blockade ourselves

in order to prevent smuggling into the Colony. The increased: cost of collection would supply argument for

an additional

giving up the revenue. Again, whatever.

14.

efforts the Government might make, it would certainly be unable to prevent frequent. and extensive smuggling,

and the co

consequent demoralization of the people

would

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