CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884 — Page 175

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operation, the restrictioin

lepon

trade

complained of kunst naturally be at hand.

Ces the July

Similar Spirits levied

in the Straits Settlements, which is seventy-two

Chests a caller without distinctive of

alcoholic Strauss, affords

very large

lying

Ever to that Coloring thing the Arbable

Extensive consumption,

I think it

that the duties proposed by the liamen Gest will not of then rehers

Mached tendency

hare

Any

to check the Frade heir

Thr

only -manufacture will be subjected will be the pright from China to Banglish and the difference in the prime cost of production which last there frem tobe

disadvantage to Which the thinnere

·Concerning

no statistics, and it is impossible to

Day

D

whether this difference with be in

Say fawer of

it.

the Climers Article or

- against

"The foregoing information furmiste, an

dufficient answer to the questions sained

in I

paragrap & of his G. Bowen's devoted.

as the Liamese Cost are prepared to

hatire spirit

bony Excise duting

uper

on the same scale as

the import duties,

on Chinese &pirit, and it is their intention to bary a proportionate. additional duty on all imported. Mirits whine exced in alcoholic Otrength the spirits Incumfactured in the cometry

Spirits of Chimerne origin.

A

Share the honour to Enclose a copy of the memorandum referred to in Sir G. Beron's dispatch, which was

drown

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