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be submitted.

а

which may

The second portion of the fifth proposal giving Chinese official the right to inspect establishments and shops in British territo_ ry and to overhaul their books and accounts is

I

submit wholly inadmissi-

ble.

6. There is no idea of relaxing the present enfor-

cement

of Colonial laws.

The question however of re-

warding

own

officers

warding its must be left entirely to the of this Government

discretion of tthis which cannot be expeated

to arrange for an equal de vision of the proceeds of

sale

of confiscated goods be- tween itself and the Chinese Government.

7. Arms and munitions.

of war

are now

by local le

gislation forbidden to be

shipped.

As regards other

contraband goods e. g.

salt,

there