CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 110

Customs in their present ~

stations after

our a

assump-

tion of the Government of

territory, I have the

the new

Enclosur 11th Septembe 1898. With 6 sub-en- closures.

honour to transmit copy of the a letter from D. Hokai and

corres

Mr. Wei Yuk enclosing pondence setting forth their

views as

representatives in

con

the Legislative Council of the Chinese in Hongkong cerning the matter.

உ.

You will observe that

: the only body of merchants

giving

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giving no definite reply to ~

the letter addressed to them

i

by M. Wei Yuk is that com-

posed of what are

styled ~ California traders. As how- ever this class of merchants

j

has

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import trade with China and confines its opera

tions to export trade with California and the Austra_ lian Colonies, it is evident that the existence of Chinese Customs wherever situated does not affect its interests.

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