And that i reh the objec!
tinguishing auch Foreign Imports as resemble native produce.
The object of the was to facilitate di from Foreign imports abled the more readily to decide what should, and what should not-be ex from Lekin, This was my own plan, it would have worked no evil tu Foreign Why then should Tkubw of no other plan ign from native goods than by using a atanp.
The Customa Officers have always had the authority to i know that when quantities, godowne, to affix a stamp upon every case or bale would be attended - with some i ton a strict, let the 1d be adopted for jing goods, one that would work evil to Foreign trade and ud particular good to the Eh have received instructions from the Toung-li yarn, which had been approved by the Government, to the effect, that from the Ist of the Ist Moon, Kwang-si, Sed year, Foreign Merchandise within the Concessions at Shanghai would be exempt from Lekin; and have already issued a Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, 17th Feb., 1877.
S1m,—I have the honour to acknowledg, the receipt of your letter of 13th 1 having reference to U posed Regulations concerning goods exempted from Lekin dues, With regard to the paragraph of the Chamber's previous communication, quoted in your present favour, upon which you kindly invite further suggestions, the Committes are of opi int in the few cases where it might be difficult to dia chandise from or that " certificate by the For if applied for when the goods are landed, and ow application for re-export of auch goods, the Custom House officials could satisfy themselves that they were wame as those named in the certificate, With the greater part of. the Foreign however, there would be no doubt of the goods 5 and iit cootd present trouty rights the owners imply claim that they be the tax and from any interference on the part of the collectors.
(Signed) Warren Peanson, Secretary.
J. C. Myers, Esq., U.S. Consul-General and Senior Consul.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.