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November 10th, 1898.
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The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office, S.W.
& REC? 10 NOV 38
Dear Sir,
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We are in receipt of a telegram from our representatives
in Hongkong, advising us that up to the present the Governor of the
Colony has refused to admit as outside of the Petroleum ordinance,
Letroleum as residue of Liquid Fuel having a flash point of over 200
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We would recall, this matter was under the consideration
of the Colonial office in connection with the straits Settlements,"
Straits
and that regulations have been passed there placing it outside the
(2/7 Petroleum ordinance, and permitting tanks to be erected for its stor-
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age at Tanjong Pagar: Docks free of any restrictions.
We submit that this course should be adopted in Hongkong.-
The future of Petroleum residue is one of enormous development. We are
adapting it as the motive power for our own fleet of steamers, and the
P. & 0. have resolved to try it for their local steamers trading bet-
ween China and Japan.
We are also erecting Tanks at Suez and Colombo, and at
both these ports it is placed outside the petroleum ordinance.
It will afford us much satisfaction if the Secretary of
State will consent to telegraph to Hongkong to fall in. with our views,
and as we propose landing a cargo of the residue there within 14 days
the matter is most urgent, and we should be very happy to defray the
cost of any message sent,
Dictated by Sir Marcus Samuel.
We are, Dear Sir,
Yours faithfuziy,