CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 310

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

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

1 You will communicate the content of ur oconors

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