The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-28
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by ths felelsR merchant, ana which
was MabADly Invented f9r his speelAl
edIlaAtl0n saas Than huff u century AH0,
N ,hNt which h kn0Wn by tho name NJ
lihlM, I'm AANpA waiting qualities Are w
fNp Recognised by tho Chinese govern,
ment .hnt IN making ethplAl notice 0f
n they usually A1a tho words WAn'pB
,aal, Or ''pOslttvply no help f0p ~"
Wherever trNttln N most numerous NM
trade N most lONplshlng llAln BARRIERS
apa epee,ed by thu lOeAl authorities f0p
the purpose 0f bleeding commerce 10
lhp utmost extent
Tho term llNln slgnlNea 0Aetenth par
cent, which WDNld not he \ very 0p'
ppasslve Inn on merchandise In transit
were n moi eellN0tM Afpash about
every M miles, And Oh tho principle
that Ona,teDth pup cant means such \
percentage M VIII enable tho lIklA ON,
ViAls 10 make A comfortable livelihood
Out or suggesting and bribery, There
h, however, u fortunate circumstance
that sometimes comes 10 The nh Of the
unhappy merehAntHathAt II, when A.
tepnAte PDNtps present themselves, the
rival lAln bAWleN VIII thnn 00Inpatu
with each other 10 obtain tho pleasure
Of mulatlng him, thus enabling tho
merchant 10 compound for AdvAntA'
9eOus terms, Tho total Yield OF llkln n
Just under lN,0D00O0 tAels,
Merchandise eApplAd IN native lunks,
M distinct from Mo 0ApN0es or foreign
bnIlt ships, Ia controlled by Tho native
custom h0uaps, Whn lAtiop Apn 10 ba
found ~ lhn ipeAty ports and every
where else, IN DdhltlOn ~ lho foreign
customs, DNt pOAanas tholp own lAplN
and distinctive native administration,
ono or Tho W%oAlihiest md best known
0Olla0iOmt0s N lhAt 0f Canton, which N
placed under tho supervision 0f Nh 0f'
lQlAI known As Tho hoppe, Wl0 con
tplVns 10 AlnnsA Nh Gn0vIN0Ns fortune
during hin tenure OF office,
Tho returns Of tho native customs
apa, In fAot, significantly low IN CONS
pAplAOn with tho immense trade from
which they npp derived, ana there N no
question thAt tho sum total OF peeulnr
Zion In this departments on state
amply ODuDtnpbnlAnooa tho good which
N derived from Rlp Robert Harris a0'
mlnlsDMiIOD, Tho revenue from native
customs IN HNt down NJ lhe plnlGNl0uhlP
low NyprAA9 on 100000 tAelht 10 thla
amount MAE be added n sum W
p,ppD,OOO lnGIa, which represents tho
duties collected GA nallve grown opium
Regarding thIa DAnGh OF mo revenue,
tho provincial authorities send IN sop
ApAte returns 10 The central govern
mpnt, which Nppp0nplnloa tho whole or
Tho amount collected 10 lta own uaeH,
II IN believed that tho entire peyenuea
ND Tho disposal OF tho central ana
provincial governments NJ tho Ghlnea0
empire amount lD u lpllla under W.
OODOOO InaIs, " thls sum were 10 w
gnOled In sterling u would give y
wholly fAIs0 IdeA OF ehlnn's nnanelnl
resources 10 bAsa tho calculation Np0n
tho d~pppeaiated value OF silver Ihn
incl Ii aIIlI worth IN, sdl about. kllb0)
In OhInn, m fNp I'M lNA purchasing
bower Ii concerned, " would not,
therefore, DO inaccurate 10 Aet the Gnl'
Dns1 revenue IN b1lnH equivalent 70
nearly tgs,O0OOO0 Rl40,0O0,000l. w
order 10 appreciate tbo, sMallness
on mo national Income fO! \ eOHn,,
Try with GhIDA's vast population ana
vplsOup0ls ono should bear In mind that
The revenue on Tho United Kingdom FOR
1900 amounted 10 almost gOnp times m
much,
An account OF GhlDa'a finances IN n
sDppK story Of dishonesty And %ekt0ptl0Il,
Ii would DO Impossible 10 state what
fvA0llOn lhls meAApp revenue poppGi
spnls on tho sums aOIAAlly collected by
Tho OII0Inls, but there IN no doubt
Whatever llat mo HpeAtep .papt Oh, ehli
Dpsp taxation HOes 10 swell the private
fortunes OF Tho mandnplnH For thlA
atAtp on AfTAIps tho system A. ~ much
10 blame nv tho individual, Credit
should nlsO bn given 10 the 0lllGlala, ROY
the rnGt llnt n percentage or lholP
Ilaval emotions HOps In 10 tho expenses
ON tho local administration TD0 php'
sImODE NJ tho G9Dlml government .llAs
bpnn 10 blame In tho lipaI Instance, Tlle
sAlapIns nNd allowances awarded 10 llle
provincial officials being totally lnAdel
1lAte, lla l0tl1p App left 10 mAAe. up
Tho deficiency IN best they 0Alll A row
generations M tIlIa absurd And lmp0ll'
Ito system have snIiGed 10 tuIn. tle
Whole ghInnsG administrative bOdE
lnl0 n seallInN mass or. eAnker And
%gOvWBptlOn, and 10 tllls alone may bp
AsQpIbed lle fnQt tlnt lllp government
OF ghInA IN moi ono Of the plQhesl IN tle
world,
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