from Canton, it appears that the native
**
merchants pay the freight to Hongkong, Take
all risks, pay the expenses
the expenses of transshipping
in Houphony, and yet sell the tea in
Hongkong at 5 mace a
picul under the
price at
which they
had
agreed to sell it-
DRAFT.
trong trong nộ tộc
Sir W Robin's on &c
Fo.
Trong Kong
18949
Sir,
Ind
304
1 Nov
664 1894.
I have the honour
in Canton, with the natural result that
'tea has ceased to be sent by steamers.
These facts seem to place beyond
doubt the existence
of
preferential
carried in native
treatment of export cayo
Junks, whatever the Hoppo may say to the
contrary, and as your Highners & Your Excellencies, in ausurer to the representations of my predecessor, acknowledged that such action on his part irregular, I venture to hope that your Highnces and your Excellmcips will send such instructions to the Viceroy of Castor
kut a stop to a system which is as
will
infair to Britech Steam Ships Cos as it is injurious to the revenue of the Imperial Central Yout
Javail telef N.R. O'Conor
bot
MINUTE. Mr. Mcquire 31 Mr.Lucas 31
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston,
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon.
31 py
733495
7
Aus
WO Conor to the ceangle paren 14 augt 1893
to
transmit to you,
in
reply to your desp No 206 of
the 8th ultimo,
copy of
addressed
a
a
desp. which was
the 14th of
on
August 1893 by H. M. Min't
at Pekin to the Soungli Jamen, upon the subject
of the preferential duties' at Canton in favour of carried in junks.
Cargoe
I have to request that
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