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Convention or a non-Convention Country; the Certificate of Origin in the former case, of course, showing the original Country of export.
5. For instance one of the Refineries, if not both, in the Colony import raw Sugar from the Argentine Republic and they claim that a refund should be made to them of any duty imposed on such Sugar in accordance with Article IV, if the Sugar is re-exported in a refined state to Japan, which Country has not joined the Convention.
6. I attach a copy of the suggestions of the Chamber of Commerce in this connection, but such a regulation appears to me to be contrary to the spirit of the Convention and I have therefore not included it in the regulations. If it can properly be made, however, it would materially assist the refining industry in this Colony.
7. As it is of great importance to the Sugar Industry in this Colony to have this matter settled as soon as possible, I shall be glad to have your opinion on the point as to whether such suggested additional regulations would be in violation of the spirit of the Convention, and would therefore request you to be so good as to answer "Yes" or "No" by telegraph at your early convenience.
8. of the 13th instant. With special reference to your telegram th] I may state that I have been informed that the reason why the French Government has prohibited the importation of Hongkong Sugar into Indo-China, is that this Government has not taken the proper steps for prohibiting or taxing Sugar imported from a non-Convention Country and I would ask whether, in the event of our not legislating to give effect