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supervision over the trade in arms.
Permission is not
given for the exportation of arms or ammunition to
China except on application from the Yamen of the
Viceroy of Canton.
The Governor of Hong Kong has, however, repre-
sented that no efforts on the part of his Government
to prevent the smuggling of arms into the disturbed
districts can be of practical use so long as arms can
be procured easily from Macao. His Excellency has not
felt justified in refusing permits for the exportation
of arms to that Colony when application for them is made
by the Governor, but he calls attention to the very
large quantity of arms and ammunition imported into
Macao from Hong Kong, which must far exceed what is re-
quired for the use of the Colony. A list, furnished
by the Governor of Hong Kong, of the arms, ammunition,
&c. exported from Hong Kong to Macao last year is
annexed.
Her Majesty's Government feel confident that as
soon as the Portuguese Government are made aware of the
existing state of things, they will cause effective
measures
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