(2) The tea duties at Foochow were assessed during the present yeara Tls. aemtribution towards the Tmper hold, and were further required to pro the reserve fund of the Peking subsidy. Before leaving office the late Governor-General had alvealy forwarded Tls. 30,000 to euch of the two funds, and the present Governor-General now reports the transmission by the hands of a deputy of the Valance, Tls. 20,000 in the one ease and Pls. 30,000 in the other, as full payment of the yearly remittance.
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