Subject.
Page.
Herfal No.
From or to whom.
Despatch
Date,
Su, ko.
1905.
$7
Foreign Office
September 13 Transmits copy of correspondence with the Consul General, Manila, as to the number of sugar refineries now in operation in the Philippine Islands.
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58
To Foreign Office ...
September 19 Enquires if there is any later informa- tion with regard to the existence of a bounty in the Philippine Islands, and whether representations have been made to the United States Govern- ment in the sense of No. 50, or if it is considered that there is no likelihood of the Sugar Commission deciding in in favour of penalizing Philippine raw sugar.
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דין
نا
ix
1905.
To Foreign Oflico ..
October 23
Foreign Offico
October 27
69
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Confl- dential.
October 31
Subject.
Page.
Transmits draft of a despatch to the 54
Governor, Hong Kong, calling his attention to errors in the statement handed to the United States Secretary for War.
Concurs in terms of draft despatch sub- mittel in No. 67 ; a copy will be sont to His Majesty's Ambassador at Wasli. ington.
Points out two inaccuracies in the note enclosed in No. 61; states that His Majesty's Government have intimated to the contracting Powers, and are prepared to uphold the view, that it must be shown that a bounty bas actually arisen from an excessivo surtax before the imposition of a countervailing duty.
Transmita Government Notifications issued under the Sugar Convention Ordinance No. 14 of 1904, and reports action taken in the matter,
Acknowledges receipt of No. 70, and states that it has been decided to cancel the decision fixing certain countervailing duties on Philippine Islands augur in the contracting states.
Transmita copy of No. 70, and presumes that it will be unnecessary to com- inunicate the nolifications enclosed to the Permanent Sugar Commission.
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51
54
55
56
57
59
Foreign Office
-
September 27
Encloses copy of the instructions to the British delegate at the next meeting of the Commission.
48
70
60
To Foreign Office...
October 3
Calls attention to No. 58, and asks to be informed of the instructions to be given to Sir H. Bergne relative to the Philippine Islands sugar duties before those instructions are definitely de- cided upon.
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Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
261
October 26 (Rec. Nov. 30.)|
71
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
233
December G
61
Governor Sir M. Confi-
Nathan.
lential.
September 8 (Rec. Oct. 9.)
Foreign Office
October 13
Transmits copy of a note handed to the United States Secretary for War, who will take steps to get Congress to reduce the existing surtax on raw sugar produced in the Philippine Islande.
States, with reference to No. (0, that it does not appear necessary to obtain further details for the Commission, and that the draft of instructions to the British delegate will be for- warded in due course.
50
72
To Sir H. Bergne...
December 7
50
03
Ditto
;
October 16
04
To Foreign Office.....
October 16
Transmite, for concurrence, draft of instructions to the British delegate at the Autumn Session of the Per- manent Sugar Commission.
Transmits copy of No. Gl, and suggests that a copy should be communicated to Sir Henry Bergne.
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52
GS
Ditto
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October 18
53
66
Foreign Oflice
October 20
Acknowledges receipt of Nos. 62 and 63; states at Mr. Taft has under- taken to reduce the surtax on raw sugar in the Philippine Islands, and Buggests action to be taken by the British delegate in the event of an adverse decision by the Permanent Commission with regard to the Philippine Sugar Duties.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 64, and points out an inaccurate statement in the note handed to the United States Secretary for War.
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