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to the Hongkong Government the opinion that

what is at issue should be discussed and settled

in a broad and sympathetic manner having in view

the importance of uniformity of practice and

China's peculiar difficulties in the matter.

(1)

China has the right to charge tonnage dues

on a tonnage which she interprets to be the

nearest to international practice so as to

provide that the vessels of no nation, in the

enjoyment of treaty privileges, suffer in

competition with the vessels of another.

practice, however, the exercise of this right

offers many difficulties and it is therefore

desired to settle the matter by mutual

arrangement between the respective tonnage

measurement experts.

(g)

It remains to be said that no complaint is

made against the personal judgment of the

Hongkong Measurer. It is realized that that

official

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to the Hongkong Government the opinion thatwhat is at issue should be discussed and settledin a broad and sympathetic manner having in viewthe importance of uniformity of practice andChina's peculiar difficulties in the matter.(1)China has the right to charge tonnage dueson a tonnage which she interprets to be thenearest to international practice so as toprovide that the vessels of no nation, in theenjoyment of treaty privileges, suffer incompetition with the vessels of another.Inpractice, however, the exercise of this rightoffers many difficulties and it is thereforedesired to settle the matter by mutualarrangement between the respective tonnagemeasurement experts.(g)It remains to be said that no complaint ismade against the personal judgment of theHongkong Measurer. It is realized that thatofficial

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to the Hongkong Government the opinion thatwhat is at issue should be discussed and settledin a broad and sympathetic manner having in vierthe importance of uniformity of practice andChina's pecular difficulties in the matter.(1)China has the right to charge tonnage dueson a tonnage which she interprets to be thenearest to international practice so as toprovide that the vessels of no nation, in theenjoyment of treaty privileges, suffer incompetition with the vessels of anotherInpractice, however, the exercise of this rightoffers many difficulties and it is thereforedesired to settle the matter by mutualarrangement between the respective tonnagemeasurement experts.(g)It remains to be said that no complaint ismade against the personal judgment of theHongkong Measurer. It is realized that thatofficial18

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to the Hongkong Government the opinion that

what is at issue should be discussed and settled

in a broad and sympathetic manner having in vier

the importance of uniformity of practice and

China's pecular difficulties in the matter.

(1)