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I have the honour to asknowledge the receipt
of your langatok 20. ¿7 (7 5944/8964;10) of the 14th
Jumary last raqunating that a report might be furnishet
an a suggestion mode by Sir Rogimić stubba in Doveber
1986 that British subjects in Britisk Consonnions in
China might be salled upon to pay some form of tax or
zete the prvoseda of which would be appropriated to
ingrossing the garrison of Hongkong »
4. 30 far as I na awazo ne troops frên Kêngkong
have been onlled upon to afford assistance during the
present sontury to any British Comeoncion in Chian, with
ško exoept iams of shamsen (1988), Hosikow (1911) w shanghai (1900), and I am confident that British subjesta
ia Chian sould not be brought by wrguments based on the
proteesien they receive frea 11, te neknowledge say
special obligation to attribute towards the maizta nanes
or increase of the colonial garrison. They woulé, however,
be the first to admit the vital importance to themselves
of the presence of British moval forses in Chinese vetare, and might well noquianus in any reasombie nekome of taxation
Which WAS zapresentaŭ to them as a subvention to the sost of
the Bavy.
At the prouseds of such a tax alght be set #EE
against the sort se kia linjanky's Treasury of strengthening
the garrison of Bengkong, it would purbaşa be desirable to
TÄNADAL Junk adu LIBY
Right Kesourable
dir Austen Chamberlain, 2.C., Kato,
OFFICL.