Sentence:  All the foreigners dwell in the rear of the hongs, near the river; near there the <WSD>tankia</WSD> and other small boats are not allowed to remain ; and the foreigners in their journeys, between the provincial city and Whampoa, are not allowed to seek for and hire the <WSD>tankia</WSD> people, nor go on board the other small boats. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Type of boat used by the boat people near Canton.