Bubject.
Page.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Deaps tch No., &c.
Date.
ix
Subject.
Page.
1905.
1905.
57
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.
47
G7
To Foreign Office ..
October 23
Transmits draft of a despatch to the Governor, Hong Kong, calling his attention to errors in the statement handed to the United States Secretary for War.
54
58
To Foreign Office...
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48
68
Foreign Office
October 27
54
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.
69
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Coufi-
October 31
dential,
Concurs in terms of draft despatch sub- mitted in No. 67; a copy will be sent to His Majesty's Ambassador at Wash- ington.
Points out two inaccuracies in the note enclosed in No. 61; states that His Majesty's Government have intimated to the contracting Power, and are prepared to uphold the view, that it must be shown that a bounty has actually arisen from an excessive surtax before the imposition of a countervailing duty.
Transmits 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 sugar in the contracting states.
54
35
55
56
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
Calla attention to No. 38, and asks to be informed of the instructions to be given to Sir H. Bergne relative to the Philippine Islanda sugar duties before those lustractions are definitely de- cided upon.
49
Governor
Nathan,
Bir M.
261
October 26 (Rec, Nov. 30.)
71
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
233
December 6
61
Governor Bir M. Confi-
Nathan.
dential.
September 8 (Rec. Oct. 9.)
50
662
Foreign Office
63
Dillo
October 13
October 16
64
To Foreign Office...
October 16
65
Ditto
Transmita 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 Islands.
States, with reference to No. 10, 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.
Transmite, for concurrence, draft of instructions to the British delegate at the Autumn Session of the Per- manent Sugar Commission.
50
51
Transmita copy of No. 61, and suggests 52
that a copy should be communicated to Sir Henry Bergne.
Acknowledges receipt of Nos. 62 and 63 states that Mr. Taft has under- taken to reduce the surtax on raw sugar in the Philippine Islands, and suggests 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.
53
53
October 18
66
Foreign Office
October 20
72
To Sir H, Bergne...
December 7
Transmits copy of No. 70, and presumes that it will be unnecessary to com- municate the notifications enclosed to the Permanent Sugar Commission.
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