agreed
to the restrictions imposed on them by the new dft contact because they were making any food thing out of the fron
• were not anxion's to lose it. Personally I then it pr. he letter not begin way, but with all the "men on the spot"
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The Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary 25tate
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for the Colonies. (Received, Colonial Office, 11.40 a.met2lanukrý,
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42 7004, 12-13
1913)
Your telegram 15th January farmers strongly object to reducing to three taels (?) owing to loss
of stock of empty tins labels etc. which would be useless for sub-division of stock of full tins and popularity five taels trade mark tender was based on ten taels and reduction to five taels was accepted with difficulty if three taels insisted on offer may be reconsidered in my opinion reduction to five taels effective for the prevention of smuggling and as it is
too late to call for tenders for farm serious loss
to revenue may be incurred by infraction of conditions. with no advantage in compensation advise adoption of five tacls.
MAY.