Subject.
Page
Rerial
No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &o.
Date.
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1904.
31
Gaverner
Nathan.
Sir M. Telegrain i (Ree, Dee, 20.)| States that it is desirable to avert the
32
45
Foreign Otico
1905.
April 29
report of the Commission against the Philippines as exclusion of their sugar under Ordinance XIV. entails serious consequences on Hong Kong refinerics,
40
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
98
35
To the Board of
Customs,
December 28 Transmits py of No. 31, and requests observans on the Ordinance and Regulations.
32
17
To Foreign Office...
1
May 18
36
Board of Trade
December
Memorandum as to the existence of a bounty arising from excessivo surtax in the countries covered by the British appeal.
33
48
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan,
49
Governor
Nathan,
Sir M.
Confi- dential,
141
May 31
Subject.
Page.
April 7 (Rec. May 6.)
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.
Transmite copy of a note handed to the United States Consul-General on the question of the penalization of raw Bngar produced in the Philippine Islands, and confirms No. 44.
Replies to No. 45, and transmits copy of
No. 46.
Transmits copy of Nos. 43, 45 and 17 ...
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- cal surtax does not result in any practical bounty.
Transmita copy of No. 49 and of an extract from "Journal des Fabricants de Sucre": enquires if, in the event of it appearing probable that the Commission will penalize 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.
Staten, 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 notiй- cation of the slight increase in duties; states that No. 50 has been communi- cated to the Board of Trade.
Transmite copy of the Sugar Conven- tion Amendment Ordinance, 1905, report thereon by the Attorney Gene- ral and regulations made by the Governor thereunder.
Transmits copy of No. 52; proposes to
sanction Ordinance therein enulosed.
States that they have no further obser- vations to offer on the Sagar Ordin- ance and the regulations thereunder.
Sanctions Ordinance amending the Hong Kong Bugar Ordinance; re- queste him to furnish copies of any prohibition orders issued, and also of orders issued under the Ordinance as now amended.
September 12 Transmita Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance of 1904, together with copies of Regulations issued under it.
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39
40
40
41
41
42
42
45
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46
46
46
1905.
37
The Board of Cus
tonis.
January 26
Submits remarks on the Sugar Ordi- nance and the proposed Regulations thereunder.
34
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 Pernment Sugar Commission.
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i
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; transmits 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.
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52
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
168
41
Board of Trado to
Foreign Office.
February 14
Suggests that the Cuban Government might be invited to reduce the surtax on Bugar to within the limits re- cognised by the Bugar Convention.
37
53
To the Board of
Customs.
August 15
42
To Sir H. Bergne .....
February 28 Transmits copy of "The Sugar Con- vention Ordinance, No. 14, 1904," together with a revise print of corre Apondence on the subject of the Regulations up to date.
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51
Board of Customs...
August 19
43
To Foreign Office...
March 31
on
raw
Refers to No. 41, and suggests that the United States Government should be invited to reduce similarly the duty sugar in the Philippine
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55
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
180
September 12
Islands.
44
Governor
Nathan,
Sir M. Telegram (Rec. April 3) Reports that the Government of the
Philippines is considering the ro duction of surtax, and expremen the hope that Philippine sugar will not be penalised.
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To Sir H. Bergue...
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