CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 633

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the

in the same way as all the other duties collected on his behalf by Foreign Commissarier of the kavioon Austones; and the only difference would be that the Treaty tariff would be applied

in the case.

between Canton and

The

real

of sunks trading

ground of complaint

is not that the two Custom Stories,

Chinese and

Foreign, have different

tariffs; but it is that one Office adheres rigidly to the tariff, while the other does not. Nothing but foreign expervision. will keep the native customs

up to the mark; and if foreign supervision is to be exercised it had best be done by the Foreiger Austaus.

The simplest remedy of all

rests with the Hong Kong Government. If it be decided that the Treaty requires

the chuired.

Government to apply

-apply a uni-

form tariff to all

cargo, whether

r Junk

borns or steamer bound, let the Colony

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impose a heavy fee on all Canton punks that cannot produce

a clear.

from the Foreign Customs; and the difficulty is solved, but it

very doubtful whether the Colonial Government would lend its

in this direction.

I have re.

assistance.

1 Byron Brenan,

Cansub.

impose