The Colonial for was greatly harassed, how to Entice back this export trade; and it comm became evident that they could only do it in all the prepared by allowing a drawback prium that was exported; after much negociation, & attempts at bargains with the firms in question it was
finally decided without bringing the firms to make an promise as to their future course, the Government should reduce the export duty
half, and this seems to promise some success (eee last page). However
that it is hardly likely, at X. they stin Sheratongs that it is any rate for the present year, & Photo was at $210,00 expect fatto perhaps not for two a
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Ithat
three the year 1883
but the
We do not
to his
to restore the Revenue to its previous the Estimat but I donbr Zears,
their getting level (1.2. $200,000 which it has reached [drately arr since 1879); and I wonder that it did not occur to Mr. Lister or M. Russell to the duty on Consider the question of raising opium prepared for local consumption, [Perhaps they have considered this, papers do not show it Know what thee Straits Sprium Farmer charger per ball of frepared Ipsum sub-licensees, but W. Russell (m p.7) says that the duty in the Straits in "much heavier", and denspect it might be raised in Haughing, without undrely
briding or increasing the risk of illicit brilin
The figure $$$2,25 I sunggling. per ball seems to have taken as being a little under the ordinary charge of the late farmer (22z. $2,50) and
as
being likely to
X. see far
a revenue.
**see fav.
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on
4.5
least produce at teemable good
as before, had, according
the calculations Mr Russell was able
to make of quantity liked to be boiled for local end export; but it does not
follow that no higher rate than $2,25
levied on that boiled for could be safely
local consumption, and it would seem desirable to try & raise the duty.
next 2 years,
**
thing
be lowered. This cannot the meth at a period in the
despaires
negociations when the Hang for of Enticing back the Penang & Macas from by & wanted to sucourage the little firms against these larges rivals, they partially girlded to an invitation to make existing arrange- 1.39 par ments Continue unaltered " for 5 zears"," and promised to continue the present conditions to the existing
for
licensee
one year the from 15h March 1884, that and to extend the samé for a further period of 2 years (eee Gazette Notice at top of 7.45) I notice in passing that the invitation A in the same Notice for tenders for the Monopoly to commence - at and
viz. March 1
3
acco
The hardly in everting terrys to:
direction in desp.
desp. on 17.206/83
Lozetten
Derbys
to call
for such tenders during the present zear for the monopol to commence next
then be found March "in case it
may
desirable to revert to the old system!
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I am glad the fov! failed to induce the Penang & Macas firms to promicato bril altogether in Amphong
Export duty
in case
На lowered to a certain
the
figure, as such bargains appear to me
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