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JOHN SWIRE & SONS LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, TEMSELOAF, FEN, LONDON.
TELEPHONE,
MONUMENT 3041.
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8, Billiter Square,
London 22nd May 1933
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Sir,
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Hong Kong Light Dues.
We thank you for your letter "92701/32" of
May 20th, from which we are very glad to note that the
Hong Kong Government are aware of the present state of
shipping and wish to avoid putting further burdens on it.
The sliding scale proposed has much to commend it.
As regards the remarks in the third paragraph
of your letter the obvious remedy for a falling revenue
is surely the drastic cut in Hong Kong Government expen-
diture, which the whole community of that colony has
demanded on more than one occasion since the pay of
Government officials was put up at the beginning of the present world depression.
We are, Sir,
Your obedient servants,
obedi tuntuire Comes
The Under Secretary of State
For the Colonies, cuingun
Colonial Office,
Downing Street,
S.W. 1.
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F
a. D.,
Mr. Delahunt
Mr.
17/5/33.
Bickle 184.5
92701/32.
12-13
Mr. Parkinson.
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
13. Anod. 14
Sir,
0 May, 1933.
With reference to the
(13)
(1)
DRAFT.
THE SECRETARY,
贮
( 4)
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(2)
the CHINA ASSOCIATION
(13)
(2) MESSRS. JOHN SWIRE AND SONS, LTD.
letter from this Dept. of the
19321 (1) 26th of October, (2) 17th of October, 1932,
regarding the scale of Light ques
payable by ships entering Hong
Kong Harbour, I am etc. to inform
you that a report has now been
received from the Governor of
Hong Kong on the subject.
Notification (Enclosure in (10))
2 dfts.
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2.
The Governor states that
he is not unaware of the
difficulties which are being
experienced by Shipping Cos. at
the present time and of the need
foge
such amelioration as may be
possible in the circumstances. He
has accordingly reached the
conclusion
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