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have the honour to inform your Lordship that I have made

careful enquiry into this matter,

and

find that the prevent state of. the question seems to be this : The

Lekin tax on

reduced

Kerosene Oil has been

from 80 (eighty) cents à case

to 40 ( forty) cont. This may,

may not, be paid in Hongkong,

at

the Farinen Office,

as the Exporter may

find convenient.

소..

Thrie documents which

Ienclose, namely, a lette from in

Mr. Davies of the stirm of Mees? Couglas

Lapraik

losure 2.

Lapraik + Co.,. & Memorandum:

Morgan, Commissioner of Customs

March / 88

Mr Mor

by

nclosure

3. at Kowloon, and a

Marchfor

Minute by the

by

Colonial Serretary, will explain

—

fully the present position of affairs.

I have reason

3..

that, in a

to believe

short time, Ati Morgan

will be able to have entire control

of the

the tax, which will be paid at...

the Kowloon Station; but, at present,

QOME/

he naturally aske for forbearance, in consideration of the

ties with which he has to

Enclosure

25th February

difficul tive

contend; for not on

only

are the

Provincial