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had to be stored and insured at the expense of the overs until she was

to

ready is receive, or if the,

" a long passage

if the Junks made

the steamers were often

delayed misit their arrival, or espenver I were incurred in sending Steam

Launches to meet and tow them down.

on the

In the case of Mail Steamers having frised dake for leaving the Junkron several occasions arrived after the de- parture of the Steamers and the freight

which cargo for

space had been reserved was consequently lost. " he contention of the Steam - ship Auners, which the Committe had been asked to support, and in which they fully concur is, Kat - the granting of euch duties is in

of position to both the text and the spirit of the treaties entered into be. - Aween the Foreign Powers and China,

and is a direct infringement of

the

rights of

those

trading under.

638

these treaties, more particularly

av

regards Articles 14 of the French Treaty of 1858 and 3 of the Ameri-

Treaty of 1880, which are

are appli cable to all the different treaties under the favoured nation cause.

cam

The Committee cannot aque with Sir

Chaloner Mabaster, late Consul Gene. ral at Canton, in the following opcision expressed by him when in communication with the Foreign Office" with

your appeal Page 9 of " to the buited States Treaty of 1880.

reference

Lo

Dinted "that the theited States have never Correspond themselves claimed the full exfent

" of the third article, which is quoted

letter of

the 23rd September

ence.

your

" to Sir J. Walsham, and appears to

"think that there would be great "practical difficulty

" completely

carrynig it

into

effect.""

That the Ame:

ricans should have failed to avail themselves to the full extent of Article

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