Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.
Hongkong, 28th Aprie
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Referring to previous correspondence on the question of
the imposition by the Formosan Government of a dis
deserimmiting
duty - on leas shipped from Forncosa to the United Stakes on Europe via Chunice ports or Hougtong, this Chamber is in receipt of a further communication from the amay Chamber of Commerce stating that this duty is still being levied, in spits of protests on the subject.
I am therefore instructed to submit to your Excellency that the principle of imposing a variable duty on different
routes is a dishuct infringement of par. 2 of art. VIII. of the Treaty of 1894, which provides for the perfect Equality of treatment of articles of export whatever the route or place of destination, and to
and to express the hope that you will be able to induce the Japanese Government, to relinquish the attempt to divert the Export of Formosan leas from the Channel it has por so
laken, and which has proved most-
many years convenient to those
s Excellevey
E. Safor, Ke.m.4.
Engaged in the brads.
I have the horrour to be,
3. M's Minister Ilenipotentiary
Sir,
Your most obedient-servant.
(so) R. M. Gray
chairinan