PURPOSES, (4) A Sub-Memorial from the Governor. General at Nanking.—The Memorialiat has been officially informed by the Governor-General at Canton that Lis Majesty has snuctioned the remission of likin upon purchases of rice madi Anhui for sale in th 1g province at reduced rates, the price of food having ris he Ixtier province in con.
of drought last year. When duty to come to ce, and a similar arrangement was made two years ago, duty and likin being remitted on rice destined for export to Canton, The effect on the revenues of Kiangsu was, however, very disastrous, merchants flocked to Wuhu to purchase rice, which was shipped by mer, and thus evaded the duty and ordinarily levied at the various along the river, thus ta ing trade entirely out of th The fall was very large, wen the Chinkiang market was prejudicially "ffected, In deference to ti strong representations that have been addressed to him subject by the likin officials, as well as the gentry, the people, and the trading class, the Memorialist now proposes to adopt the following compromise: All Cantonese merchants coming to Anhui to buy rice will only be called upon to pay duty and likin at the Wuhu Customs and the I's Sheng Kuan and Ta Ho K'ou Barriers lower down the river, being exempt from duty and likin at Chinkiang and the stations below Chivkiang. The same privilege will be extended to merchants from other province coming to Anhui to buy rice by Imperial authorisaion. There are large stocks of. rice both at Chinkiavg and Shanghai, and purchasers will find it more convenient to buy their supplies there.—Proposal approved by Im>
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