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ing of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs after have taken over the newly leased territory. I have the honour to transmit for your consideration copy of a letter from the local Cham- ber of Commerce, which ein- bodies, I believe, the views
of most of the commercial
men in
in Hongkong subject.
on this
re-
As regards their ference to assisting for a quid
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1898
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quid pro quo the Chinese Go- vernment more than at pre sent in the collection of
duties on opium, I think it quite possible that steps might be taken in this di-
rection, and as
opium es af ter all the chief commodity for which the Chinese Govern- ment Keeps up its expensive fleet of cruisers and launches round Honghong the Chinese Government might in ex- change for this increased
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