The Archive · 1881

From the Merchants of Swatow to All Concerned

ing in Swatow which hi sisting of rice, beau-cake, bom when they discharge their load a cargo-boat, whi toms for will examine the cargo an and permission will' thei cargo to be landed. Wien ther neons cargo auch as piece-goods, &e, must be taken to the Custom House for examination."

The foregoing regulation was f established by the Customs authority it has been in force for a long time. The rosen was that there was clearly no smugg-Ting in such cargoes as rice and the like, and in addition vigilant Customs officials had consideration for the Chinese merchants,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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