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COPY.
Enclosure 2.
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16 6 MAY 05
From Governor, Hongkong, to the Secretary of State, London, dated
3rd. April, 1905.
345
Pathfly or Firmlier
Seventh
Enhydrous Philippine
Mensuret Shackletip
Cohesible
Tablets Hangnail Passcheek
Surtax
Famegiving
Jackcuffs
As
Surtax
Detonizing
Plumming
Germander
Benihedral
Refineries
Retrecisse Philippine
Sugar
Bimestrial
Penalised.
Referring to Seventh paragraph of your Despatch No. 28 of 10th. February, U. S. Consul informs me that Government of Philippines considering reduction of surtax. In the meantime as surtax does not result in Sugar Bounty hope that in the interests of Refineries Philippine Sugar will not be penalised.