CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 591

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1

586

one.

"than under the existing 旦" cannot resoguire the objection_. "raised by the Attorney General to the change, as the Chinese are " far too shrewd to act in a amnauner

K

similar to that practised in the Straits by. natives, the inc utility of which " must be obvious"

6. to a Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and a few of the leading Chinese Merchants or bankers, with a... -request that they would report to me on the proposed meo tariff, and .... generally on the working of the ___ stamp set with a view to facilitate mercantile transactions without. "diminishing the revenue?"

As the Collector had,

7. within a few days, expressed opposite views on the subject, and as such eminent authorities as the Attorney General and Mr. Lowerck differed as to the business habits of the Chinese, I thought it advisable to refer the whole question

The members of the.. Chamber of Commerce are now conferring with three of the leading Chinese on the subject; and if they - can elaborate a scheme by which mercantile transactions will be loss to the · fasilitated without revenue, any I shall ask your Lordship

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6 1 586 one. "than under the existing 旦" cannot resoguire the objection_. "raised by the Attorney General to the change, as the Chinese are " far too shrewd to act in a amnauner K similar to that practised in the Straits by. natives, the inc utility of which " must be obvious" 6. to a Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and a few of the leading Chinese Merchants or bankers, with a... -request that they would report to me on the proposed meo tariff, and .... generally on the working of the ___ stamp set with a view to facilitate mercantile transactions without. "diminishing the revenue?" As the Collector had, 7. within a few days, expressed opposite views on the subject, and as such eminent authorities as the Attorney General and Mr. Lowerck differed as to the business habits of the Chinese, I thought it advisable to refer the whole question The members of the.. Chamber of Commerce are now conferring with three of the leading Chinese on the subject; and if they - can elaborate a scheme by which mercantile transactions will be loss to the · fasilitated without revenue, any I shall ask your Lordship
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6 1 586 one. "than under the existing 旦 " cannot resoguire the objection_. "raised by the Attorney General to the change, as the Chinese are " far too shrewd to act in a amnauner K similar to that practised in the Straits by. natives, the inc utility of which " must be obvious" 6. to a Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and a few of the leading Chinese Merchants or bankers, with a... -request that they would report to me on the proposed meo tariff, and .... generally on the working of the ___ stamp set with a view to facilitate mercantile transactions without. "diminishing the revenue?" As the Collector had, 7. within a few days, expressed opposite views on the subject, and as such eminent authorities as the Attorney General and Mr. Lowerck differed as to the business habits of the Chinese, I thought it advisable to refer the whole question The members of the.. Chamber of Commerce are now conferring with three of the leading Chinese on the subject; and if they - can elaborate a scheme by which mercantile transactions will be loss to the · fasilitated without revenue, any I shall ask your Lordship
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6

1

586

one.

"than under the existing 旦 " cannot resoguire the objection_. "raised by the Attorney General

to the change,

as the Chinese are

" far too shrewd to act in a

amnauner

K

similar to that

practised in the Straits by.

natives, the inc

utility of which

" must be obvious"

6.

to a Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and a few of the leading

Chinese Merchants or bankers, with

a...

-request that they would report to me on the proposed

meo

tariff, and

....

generally on the working of the ___

stamp set with

a view to facilitate

mercantile transactions without.

"diminishing the revenue?"

As the Collector had,

7.

within a few days, expressed opposite views on the subject, and

as such eminent authorities as the Attorney General and Mr. Lowerck differed as to the business habits

of the Chinese, I thought it

advisable to refer the whole question

The members of the..

Chamber of Commerce are now

conferring with three of the leading Chinese on the subject; and if they

- can elaborate a scheme by which mercantile transactions will be

loss to the

· fasilitated without

revenue,

any I shall ask your Lordship

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