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to refuse. It appears to Lord Granville that there

would be no objection either

to the conclusion

бра

similar

Convention, or

of

one which

would contain the following

amt

igst its main provisions:

1. Spirits to pay import duty equal to siamese Excise

on

native spirit.

2. Beer and wine from

Europe

Europe to pay

386

om ad valorem

10% duty not exceeding ton per

cent.

3. Spirits not to be retailed without Government license

and

on

the terms of the

French Convention.

4. The excise on Siamese

native spirit to be fixed

and

not altered without

agreement with the Parties

No

the Convention.

His

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