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to another, by rail, shall receive the same fixed treatment as waterborne goods under Treaty regulations.

The Chinese Government allege that likin being levied under varying conditions in different localities, special arrangements for the protection of the likin revenue must be made to suit each railway, and, no doubt, they will put forward the same arguments in the case of the Canton-Kowloon. The question is difficult, and the ground might, I think, be prepared for the consideration of it by a detailed enquiry into the existing likin charges in the territory along the route of the line from the frontier to Canton, but, so far as we are concerned, it only affects foreign goods sent into the interior of China, and foreign-owned native produce on its way from the interior to a Treaty port, which are not protected by transit-passes. It is useful to remember that the difficulty may possibly be settled before the railway is completed through a general acceptance by the Treaty Powers of the provisions of Article VIII of Sir James MacKay's Treaty. The first and only Treaty port on the Canton Kowloon railway being Canton

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79 to another, by rail, shall receive the same fixed treatment as waterborne goods under Treaty regulations. The Chinese Government allege that likin being levied under varying conditions in different localities, special arrangements for the protection of the likin revenue must be made to suit each railway, and, no doubt, they will put forward the same arguments in the case of the Canton-Kowloon. The question is difficult, and the ground might, I think, be prepared for the consideration of it by a detailed enquiry into the existing likin charges in the territory along the route of the line from the frontier to Canton, but, so far as we are concerned, it only affects foreign goods sent into the interior of China, and foreign-owned native produce on its way from the interior to a Treaty port, which are not protected by transit-passes. It is useful to remember that the difficulty may possibly be settled before the railway is completed through a general acceptance by the Treaty Powers of the provisions of Article VIII of Sir James MacKay's Treaty. The first and only Treaty port on the Canton Kowloon railway being Canton

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79 to another, by rail, shall receive the same fixed treatment as waterborne goods under Treaty regulations. The Chinese Government allege that likin Teine levied under varying conditions in different localities, special arrangements for the protection of the likin revenue must be made to suit each railway, and, no doubt, thay will put fome rd the same arguments in the case of the Canton-Powlonn. The question is difficult, and the ground might, I think, be prepared for the considera- tion of it by a detailed encuiry into the existing likin charges in the territory along the route of the line from the frontier to Canton, but, so far as we are C50- cerned, it only affects foreign poode gent into the interior of China, and foreign-orned native produce on its way from the interior to a Treaty port, which are not protected by transit-pastes. It is useful to remember that the difficulty may possibly he settled before the railway in completed through a general acceptance by the Treaty Powers of the provisions of Article VIII of Sir James Yackay's Trealy. The first and only Treaty port on the Canton Kowloon railway he ing Carton

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to another, by rail, shall receive the same fixed

treatment as waterborne goods under Treaty regulations.

The Chinese Government allege that likin Teine levied

under varying conditions in different localities,

special arrangements for the protection of the likin

revenue must be made to suit each railway, and, no doubt,

thay will put fome rd the same arguments in the case

of the Canton-Powlonn. The question is difficult, and

the ground might, I think, be prepared for the considera-

tion of it by a detailed encuiry into the existing likin

charges in the territory along the route of the line

from the frontier to Canton, but, so far as we are C50-

cerned, it only affects foreign poode gent into the

interior of China, and foreign-orned native produce

on its way from the interior to a Treaty port, which are

not protected by transit-pastes. It is useful to

remember that the difficulty may possibly he settled

before the railway in completed through a general

acceptance by the Treaty Powers of the provisions of

Article VIII of Sir James Yackay's Trealy. The first

and only Treaty port on the Canton Kowloon railway he ing

Carton

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