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to state that on receipt of the...

Memorandum.

upon

the Spirit

duties in Siam by the Acting

Consul-General at Bangkok.", "dated July 9, 1884.

referred to by Your Lordship, I

caused inquiries

to be made here

as to how far the proposed

new

duties would affect the spirit

2.

trade

of

this Colony.

Owing

to the fact

that Hongkong is a free port and that the greater portion of the spirits exported from this island is not manufactured in

the

Colony, it has not been found practicable to prepare complete statistics; but from enquiries

made among

those principally

concerned in the trade, and from

a

comparison of the statements thus procured, it has been

possible

to arrive at what is

believed to be a tolerably accurate

view of the entire case.

3.

It is stated that there

are

from thirty (30) to forty (40) Chinese firms in Hongkong

engaged in trade with Siam.

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2 404 3 to state that on receipt of the... Memorandum. upon the Spirit duties in Siam by the Acting Consul-General at Bangkok.", "dated July 9, 1884. referred to by Your Lordship, I caused inquiries to be made here as to how far the proposed new duties would affect the spirit 2. trade of this Colony. Owing to the fact that Hongkong is a free port and that the greater portion of the spirits exported from this island is not manufactured in the Colony, it has not been found practicable to prepare complete statistics; but from enquiries made among those principally concerned in the trade, and from a comparison of the statements thus procured, it has been possible to arrive at what is believed to be a tolerably accurate view of the entire case. 3. It is stated that there are from thirty (30) to forty (40) Chinese firms in Hongkong engaged in trade with Siam.
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404

3

to state that on reecipt of the...

Memorandum.

upon

the Spirit

duties in Eliam by the Acting

9,1884.

Consul-General at Bangkok."," "dated Jawy referred to by Your Lordship, I

caused inquiries

to be made here

as to how far the proposed

new

duties would affect the spirit

2.

trade

of

this Colony.

Owing

to the fact

that Hongkong is a free port and that the greater portion of the spirits exported from this ____ island is not manufactured in

the

the Colony, has not been found practicable to prepare complete - statisties; but from enquiries

made among

those principally

concerned in the trade, and from

a

comparison of the statements thus procured, it has been

possible

to arrive at what is

-believed to be a tolerably accurate

view of the entire case.

3.

are

It is stated that there

from thirty (30) to forty (40) Chinese firme in Hongkong

engaged in trade with diam.

The

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