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assented to by the

Board

of Trade For

1953

we

are only waiting for the Taiwan Government to conclude similar arrangements with the other governments affected by this

trade arrangement for their country.

This part of the present letter is unintelligible to me; the only explanation I can suggest is

We were putting, for argument's sake, the South African Spirit at 3/- the gallon, so that if the Dutch can sell double the spirit thought at the same

6/- the gallon

when imported the one would

30

turn a

stronger an 15 is dear

at 6/5 the other 9/5

45

the normal

436

Now assuming strength of the punch, whatever it is the Chinese adopt for their liquors, to be 7½ degrees, 8 gallons of Hoy how spirits costing 12/10 would be required for 1 gallon of Punch Java spirit, they could get 4 gallons of off there were

equal strength for 9/5. The

cost

by buying

no duty on the other hand, the cost of the two kinds of punch would be the same, but the larger the duty (the duty being independent of the strength), the greater the difference in the cost of the Punch.

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assented to by the Board of Trade For 1953 we are only waiting for the Taiwan Government to conclude similar arrangements with the other governments affected by this trade arrangement for their country. This part of the present letter is unintelligible to me; the only explanation I can suggest is We were putting, for argument's sake, the South African Spirit at 3/- the gallon, so that if the Dutch can sell double the spirit thought at the same 6/- the gallon when imported the one would 30 turn a stronger an 15 is dear at 6/5 the other 9/5 45 the normal 436 Now assuming strength of the punch, whatever it is the Chinese adopt for their liquors, to be degrees, 8 gallons of Hoy how spirits costing 12/10 would be required for 1 gallon of Punch Java spirit, they could get 4 gallons of off there were equal strength for 9/5. The cost by buying no duty on the other hand, the cost of the two kinds of punch would be the same, but the larger the duty (the duty being independent of the strength), the greater the difference in the cost of the Punch.
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assented to by the Board of Rade For 19538 we are only waiting for the tiamen Graveen inent to conclude mimilar arrangements with the other fronments affected by this their comery wito affect. rade parrange for their. This being to the present letter is unintelligible to me; the only explanation dean mogesh is W sake Was futting, for arguments say the souffer Hoy kay Spirit at 3/- the gallon, so depu if the Dutch can sell double the ffirit thougth at the thing boswold horse would be abbobo p 6/- the fallon when imported the one would 30 turic a stromy an 15 is depa aas cat 6/5 the other 9/5 45 the normal 436 Now assuming strungth of the punch, we whatever it is the fiamese adofte for their liquors, to be 71⁄2 depress, ac gallons of Hoy hory spirits costing 12/10 would be required for ingellon of Junch Jawa shirit, they could get 4 gallons of off there were equal theength for 9/5. The like by buying no duty on the other hand, the cost of the two hands of lunch would be the same, at but the layo the duty (the duty being independent of the though the greater the difference in the cost of the Junch.
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assented to by the

Board

of Rade For

19538

we

are only waiting for the tiamen Graveen inent to conclude mimilar arrangements with the other fronments affected by this

their comery

wito affect.

rade parrange for their.

This being to the present letter is unintelligible to me; the only explanation dean mogesh is

W sake Was futting, for arguments say the souffer Hoy kay Spirit at 3/- the gallon, so depu if the Dutch can sell double the ffirit thougth at the thing

boswold horse would be abbobo

p

6/- the fallon

when imported the one would

30

turic a

stromy an 15 is depa

aas

cat 6/5 the other 9/5 45

the normal

436

Now assuming strungth of the punch, we whatever it is the fiamese adofte for their liquors, to be 71⁄2 depress, ac gallons of Hoy hory spirits costing 12/10 would be required for ingellon of Junch Jawa shirit, they could get 4 gallons of off there were

equal theength for 9/5. The

like

by buying

no duty on the other hand, the cost of the two hands of lunch would be the same, at but the layo the duty (the duty being independent of the though the greater the difference in the cost of the Junch.

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