a very long time, indeed our
opinion is that the custom is gradually dying out.
"The acting manager of the Chartered Bank although con ourring in the foregoing, prefers leaving his principals in London to express their views rather than that he should express them out here.
We have de. (signed) A. McConachie,
Vice Chairman, Chamber of
Commerce,
(signed) T. Jackson,
Chief Manager HongKong & Shanghai Bank.
The Honourable
J.. Stewart Lockhart
Colonial Secretary.
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