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Anping, 13th June.
Little or no opium is now cleared from the Customs adown at Anping, local requirements being drawn from supplies brought in by junks. There is little doubt that smuggling is winked at by the Customs authorities. The junk trade is naturally. flourishing under such favourableconditiou:
The export duty on sugar is to be returned, proiustion of a landing iti ed by the Japanese Consul at port of destination, This applies only to sugar upon which the tax been paid, proof of which must be given to the Customs at time of shipment. Sugars to Japan are already exempt from duty, so that the revenue from this source will now practically be nil. Why the tax was ever introduced to the detriment of the Customs revenue is a point which might well occupy the attention of the genius at Taipch who, is responsible for the hopeless confusion into which the Customs and likin offices are now thrown. The chief occupation of the Customs staff will now be to collect duties one day and to return them the next.
Foreign residents at Tamsui will regret to hear of the death of Dr. Nigataki, sanitary officer, who succumbed to fever at Takao a few days ago.
The camphor difficulties are happily end, the Japanese Government having agreed to allow the trade to continue on the old lines, pending discussion of the question at Tokio.
The civil office at Anping having been transferred to Tainan removes Mr. Matsu-more, LL.B., a gentleman to whom foreigners owe adept of gratitude. Mr. Matsumoto landed with the troops in October last, and with a thorough knowledge of English, immediately identified himself with the foreigner, and worked to make things go smoothly when all was, naturally, trouble and confusion. In his conduct of affairs
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