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companying maf.

interesting

The figures in hage 4 are shaving that the bulk of

the Withew trade.

Soes

to Hory Kay instead stated of Canton. Mr. Hausser states that the effect of opening the West Paris forts Mitherto Masust been to duit trade for the Pakhoi anland to the west Pavis bruts. It appears, ham, from

Wh 11,12,13 the remarks

on

the

present conditions of inland water tind very that the "opening" of the uni is limited, and that the trade is hampered by the vexations regulations of treat, bout and

and transit pass linde. ll. "Hauom'"'; mygestion that any trading

Nanning place between, Rongmoon and (when this bort is opened) should be a batofcall fa

steamer

the

wn slickes at the wood of the

difficulty, but it would require

deal of pressure to bring about good

an ideal state of things. such

The steps taken, to put

down pray that

furacy

much; but

Fi

mi should do most repre

ctable

that the posibilities of trade should

We

ماران

strangled

? Putly

in thathway that they

A.F. 8/6

[his paper should A Frausferred to the Hangking rejedent]

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sabse

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With the Compliments of the Under-Secretary of

State for Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Office,

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