January 1895, and I am to add
been
but
that no answer has yet been received from the Governor, that his attention is being again called to the matter
and that he is being furnished
with a copy of your letter now
under reply.
Office or Individual.
■ Foreign
Date.
1896
2 March
Last previous Paper.
754
0.
No 4688
(Subject.)
Japanese duties on
goods
from
Formosa transhipped at Hong Kong.
DOMESTIC.
4688 REC? + REG? 3 MAR 96
British
owned
co
Forwards conts for reference to For. Dept. for report
showing how
any
reduction would be viewed in
the Colony.
E.7.
:
(Minutes.)
Mr. Fanifield
This despatch (among
other things)
went
that Formosa being part of Japan
Secs. 59:16 March
leerd 16 have h
Ahad 10 Rave
WB (79) --- [N2 £---930060-01
Next subsequent Paper.
Gov
12118
The query
is now
allowed to import goods (e.g. sugar,
into Japan free of duty.
a
certain consignment of sugar from Formosa to Japan transhipped at Hong Kong.
Harm
being appealed to duty in this case
Japanese fu allowed refund of duty
although they do not admit that it was absolutely entitled to be exempt. The British Minister in Japan asks for instructions whether in future similar cases exemption ought to be claimed.