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18 JUN 1910 HER

MEMORANDUM RE SALT IN CHINA.

Rra 28 MAY 10

Salt is a Government monopoly. Its manufacture, import

and export is prohibited unless covered by permits issued by the Salt Commissioner or Merchant monopolists recognised by the Salt

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Commissioner.

Salt is never shipped by Steamer except under very

exceptional circumstances, eig. such as prevailed last year when Imperial sanction was obtained for the export from other provinces

much of free of taxation into Canton of a given quantity of salt

this was rushed" down by steamer.

Salt carried by Junke doing a legal trade is covered

by a Salt Commissioner's "pass" granting permission, on payment of a

due, to convey salt from the producing districts for a given period into Canton. The quantity carried is measured and stamped in red

with a seal.

Fishing Junks take out a special licence giving

This licence permission to purchase salt for fish curing purposes.

covers as a rule a given amount for a given period.

from Fukien

A fixed quantity of salt is also purchased ammually

under a special permit for import into Canton: Local

production being insufficient to meet local needs.

Last year 381,267 piouls of salt under special

document passed our Taishan Station as import into Canton from

Hongkong.

Rule 111 appended to the Revised Import Tartff for

the Trade of China states:- "The import of Salt is absolutely

prohibited".

The Revenue derived by the Government from salt is

very