From THE "NoRTH-CHINA Dary News" or June 11, 1871
The fertility of its soil and the facility for carriage afforded by its numerous waterways, make Kiangsu one.|ot the wealthiest provinces of China. But the native authorities, instead of fostering commerce, and encouraging its development, seem to regard these refuse to understand that ligh by encouraging commerce, contribute in virtually prohibitive tariff, in the Ys chow district, until forced by Mr. Medhurst to recognize the treaty rate: and they adhere, still, to a scale of inland dues between! Shanghat steamer io Ningpo and to encounter the inconvenience and difficulties of water Carriage thence, to its destination. It would have seemed that the compul-policy; but it seems to as blind as ever to their own interests and to those of their countrymen. The old principle is still maintained, bf refusing passage to foreign goods at the half duty rate, whenever it is suspected foreign steamers rendered over-exaction impossible, an effort wi
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