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sir,
Fondosur
re 2.
Butterfield & Swire.
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Hongkong, 7th. October, 1916.
We have the honour to address you with reference to
our interview on the question of the Building and Repairing
of Neutral vessels at the Taikoo Dookyard.
ve confirm that we have no vessels building for
neutral owners. All new vessels under construction with us are
for British owners; and all at present building have been
classed by His Majesty's Home Government as War Work.
With regard to the repair of neutral vessels, we have
had since the establishment of our yard practically permanent
sonnsation with various Lines of neutral staaners trading to this
Port, as for instancs the Dutch Java-China-Japan Lijn, whose
vessels trade hare regularly and with whom we have a long standing
arrangement by which they carry Java Raw Sugar for the Taikoo
Refinery; the American Pacific Mail Co. whose vessels also trade
here regularly; and generally there are various neutral vessel.
which make a practice of repairing in Hongkong. There is also
the Anglo Saxon 011 Co, most of whose vessels are under the
British flag, but some are under the Dutch flag, which vessel.
also contribute to the earnings of Hongkong & dookyards. In
this connection we would point out that the Anglo Saxon 011 00.
is we believe working olossly with the Home Government for the
supply of 011, and it would therefore appear to be for the well –
being of British interests that they should be assisted me fer
se practicable and not turned away from repairing at a British
Port.
Generally we would represent that the labour and
material available in Hongkong have proved sufficient to fully
serve the needs of British vessels, with the usual number of
neutral vessels repairing here. Further, that to supplement
the materials sent out from Home we have made arrangemente