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My Lord:-
With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch
No.9 of the 20th January last, relative to the duties
recently imposed on the exportation of certain kinds
of tea from Formosa, I have the honour to transmit to
Your Lordship herewith copy of a Note addressed to
Viscount Aoki by Sir Ernest Satow on the 17th of March
last, together with translation of His Excellency's
reply, dated the 17th instant.
The nature of this reply appeared to be so
unsatisfactory that I took an opportunity of obtaining
an interview with Viscount Aoki to-day, and pointing
out that His Excellency's reply did not seem to meet.
the arguments advanced by Sir Ernest Satow in his Note
of the 17th March.
Viscount. Aoki answered that he had under-
stood Sir Ernest Satow's Note perfectly, but would
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