In Yun-lin, lying to the east of Chaughwa, there are one or two Chinese hongs engaged in the camphor business. These hongs give employment altogether to six camphor distilleries, the only ones at present in the place. Foreign merchants are anxious to start a business in Yun-lin, but are prevented by the action of the so-called Camphor Office, the official in charge asserting that under the camphor regulations of 1869 foreign merchants or their Chinese employes are allowed to purchase camphor up country, but that no provision is made for their employing natives to distil camphor; that, in consequence, unless they can purchase camphor from the distilleries already at work they cannot be permitted to engage in the business, as to hire labor for the distilling of camphor is contrary to the regulations since made by the governor of the island.
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This is consistent with new research about to be published by Tax Justice UK that found that, when making the case for a more progressive tax system, bashing the wealthy resonated far less well with voters than specific arguments about closing loopholes and increasing particular taxes.
