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Date.
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Serial No.
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Despatch No., 20.
Date.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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C.O. 882
1904.
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Governcr
Nathan.
Sir M. Telegrain (Rec. Dec. 20.) States that it is desirable to avert the
report of the Commission against the Philippines as exclusion of their sugar under Ordinance XIV, entails serious consequences on Hong Kong refineries,
32
45
Foreign Office
1905.
46
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
98
April 7 (Rec. May 6.)
35
To the Board of
Customs.
December 28 Transmits opy of No. 31, and requests observat ng on the Ordinance and Regulations,
32
47
To Foreign Office ...
May 18
36
Board of Trade
December
Memorandum as to the existence of a bonnty arising from excessive surtax in the countries covered by the British appeal.
33
48
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan,
49
Governor Sir M.
Nathan,
Confi- dential.
141
May 31
37
The Board of Cus-
toms.
January 26
Submits remarks on the Sugar Ordi- 34
nance and the proposed Regulations thereunder,
50
To Foreign Office...
38
To Foreign Office...
February 3
Transmits draft of a despatch to the Governor of Hong Kong, and asks for concurrence in the paragraphs re- specting the recent decisions of the Permanent Sugar Commission,
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39
Foreign Office
February 8
Concurs in the terms of the draft despatch to the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the recent decisions of the Permanent Sugar Commission, and suggests an addition.
36
51
Foreign Office
July 21
40
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
28
February 10
Sanctions Ordinance No. 14 of 1904; 36
trananiita copy of correspondence with the Board of Customs, and requests that the Ordinance and Regulations may be amended in the manner sug- gasted; states reasons for sending No. 33.
52
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
168
41
Board of Trade to
Foreign Office.
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February 14
42
To Sir H. Bergne...
February 28
Suggests that the Cuban Government might be invited to reduce the surtax on Bugar to within the limits re- cognised by the Sugar Convention.
Transmits copy of "The Sugar Con- vention Ordinance, No. 14, 1904," together with a revise print of corre spondence on the subject of the Regulations up to date.
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1905.
April 29
May 31 (Rec. July 3.)
July 15
June 28 (Rec. July 31.)
Points out objections to the proposal in No. 43 to invite the United States Government to reduce the surtax on Philippine raw sugar.
Transmits copy of a note handed to the United States Consul-General on the question of the penalization of raw sugar produced in the Philippine Islands, and confirms No. 44.
Replies to No. 45, and transmits copy of
No. 46.
Transmita copy of Nos. 43, 45 and 47 ...
States that the Philippine Government is powerless in the matter of reducing import duties on raw sugar and glu cose points out that as the Islands do not import raw sugar the theoreti- oal surtax does not result in any practical bounty.
Transmita copy of No. 49 and of an extract from "Journal des Fabricants de Sucre"; euquires if, in the event of it appearing probable that the Commission will penalise Philippine raw sugar, the Government of the United States could be approached in the matter; asks for information as to the local price of raw sugar, &c.
States, in reply to No. 50, that no
further information has been received as to sugar legislation in the Philip- pines with the exception of a notifi- cation of the slight increase in duties; states that No. 50 has been commuui- cated to the Board of Trade.
Transmits copy of the Sugar Conven- tion Amendment Ordinance, 1905, report thereon by the Attorney Gene- ral and regulations made by the Governor thereunder.
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39
40
40
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41
41
42
42
53
To the Board of
Customs.
August 15
Transmits copy of No. 32; proposes to
sanction Ordinance therein endlosed.
45
38
54
Board of Customs...
August 19
43
To Foreign Office...
March 31
Refers to No. 41, and suggests that the United States Government should be invited to reduce similarly the duty OD TAW sugar in the Philippine Islands.
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55
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
180
44
Governor
Nathan,
Bir M. Telegram (Rec. April.3)| Reports that the Government of the
Philippines is considering the ro duction of surtax, and expressen the hope that Philippine sugar will not be penalised.
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56
To Sir H. Bergne ...
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States that they have no further obser- vations to offer on the Sugar Ordin- ance and the regulations therounder. September 12 | Sanctions Ordinance amending the Hong Kong Sugar Ordinance; re- quests him to furnish copies of any prohibition orders issued, and also of orders issued under the Ordinance as now amended.
September 12
Transmite Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance of 1904, together with coples of Regulations imned under it.
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46
46
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