CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 262

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From subsequent reports of H.M's Consuls in China, however, it would appear that the anticipated danger of the competition of this route to British trade is not a matter of much importance at any rate until there is Railway Communication, and it is unlikely that import duties equivalent to 5% ad valorem by the land frontier compared with 5% ad valorem by sea, and export duties of 3½% by land compared with 5% by sea, will compensate for the greater expense of the transit of the goods through Mongolia. Under these circumstances, the point referred to seems to be mainly important as a matter of principle, and the Board would therefore suggest for His consideration that it might be desirable to cause such advantage to be taken of it as occasion may permit in any negotiations as to the

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3 From subsequent reports of H.M's Consuls in China, however, it would appear that the anticipated danger of the competition of this route to British trade is not a matter of much importance at any rate until there is Railway Communication, and it is unlikely that import duties equivalent to 5% ad valorem by the land frontier compared with 5% ad valorem by sea, and export duties of 3½% by land compared with 5% by sea, will compensate for the greater expense of the transit of the goods through Mongolia. Under these circumstances, the point referred to seems to be mainly important as a matter of principle, and the Board would therefore suggest for His consideration that it might be desirable to cause such advantage to be taken of it as occasion may permit in any negotiations as to the
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A 3 From subsequent reports of H. M's Consuls in China, however, it would appear that the anticipated danger of the competition of this route to British trade is not a matter of much importance at any rate until there is Railway Communication, and it is unlikely that import duties equivalent to Lload valorem the land frontier compared with 5oad valmen by sea, and export duties of 3500 by land compared with with 50%%% by bea, will 261 compensate for the greater expense of the transit the goods through Lonquin Under these circumstances, the point referred to seems to be mainly important as a matter of principle, and the Board would therefore suggest for Hid's consideration that it might be desirable to cause such advantage to be taken of it asoccasion may permit in any negotiations as to the
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From subsequent reports of H. M's Consuls in China, however, it would appear that the anticipated danger of the competition of this route to British trade is not a matter of much importance at any rate until there is Railway Communication, and it is unlikely that import duties equivalent to Lload valorem

the land frontier compared with 5oad valmen by sea, and export duties of 3500 by land compared

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with 50%%% by bea, will

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compensate for the greater expense of the transit the goods through Lonquin Under these circumstances, the point referred to seems to be mainly important as a matter of principle,

and the Board would therefore suggest for Hid's consideration that it might be desirable to cause such

advantage to be taken of it asoccasion may permit in any negotiations as to

the

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