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I understand your use, care for which no loss than 20 millions of dollars were impacted in Hong Kong during the last twelve months. It would be a grave misfortune to the Colony were the selfish views urged by your petitioners to prevent the Government giving their sanction to this useful project, which will reduce the price of oil to consumers no less than THIRTY THREE PER CENT.
To beg to inform you that the India Government have given their fullest sanction to the project, and our steamers are now allowed to discharge in the harbour in March (a privilege not accorded to steamers carrying oil) and have allowed the installation of the storage tanks.
The unloading of the steamers, cognizant of the fact that it will be a boon to the natives by the reduction in the price of this necessary commodity of 11/6. In Calcutta, we have received the same facility, as the Government have sanctioned the erection of our petroleum tank installation.
We beg to inform you that we have every reason to believe that the petition presented to you is not prompted by any fear of danger arising from the storage of petroleum, but by the probable desire of certain parties at present enjoying a monopoly of the storage of oil at your port, who wish to keep the control of petroleum in their own hands.
It may be useful to point out to you that in consequence of the increased demand for petroleum in this country, the storage tanks in question have been enlarged. Their capacity has been increased by 50 per cent, and the best Indian oil is now being supplied to the Colony (or the neighbouring Chinese ports) at 11/15, making it most desirable that similar facilities should be provided.
The ability to reduce the danger to life and property by removing the tanks to a distance from the harbour, further than the existing case oil installation is, we venture to say, clumsy also, which is one of the objections to you, would handicap the bulk oil trade so as to render it unable to compete with deep oil. We trust you will see through this and that no further delay may ensue in permission being given to erect our tanks on the site sanctioned by the authorities, subject to the conditions imposed by your Surveyor.
Removal, that in the event of any accident happening, the oil stored would be contained within the compound surrounding the tanks and none could escape into the harbour as your petitioners propose, to fear. The same thing applies to the steamer, if unfortunately by any accident she were to burst out of course while the oil was in her, the oil would simply turn out, the cells not being obstructed.
As our application, destined to serve Hong Kong for an indefinite period, will be ready to build in November next, we earnestly solicit your attention to the serious loss which we should be involved in.
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I unavorsel use,cra er which no loss than 20 millions of gullore vone impactod in Hong Kong daring the lust twelve months. It would bo A bruye mia ottene to the Dolory were the selfish viowe urged your petitionors to prevent the Goverment Giving their sanction to Ship use,ul project, thich will reduce the price of oil to con- CIERGES no less thin THIRTY THREE PER CENI
to beg su dziom you that tho Indies Goverment pavo given plode frorkest 21 ta' che puøject, and our sto more dea allowe: he discharge in the bar in Mar28(: privilego not necorded to.etupmora querying case o11) 201d port twi2% have allowed
dhe udsolungo or the stezzie", "cognis kg thỏ sect good tut vill. seerub to the Autives by the reduction in the prics of this :10ce36L1y of 11/6. In Celcutta vo have veceived the semo Pac1116100, em tho doverzneri hvo sunetioned tko rurentig of our petrolemm terk vogopa og mined froid.
Vo vogues to Hoy, thut ve kave over" Poluci. to believe that tu petition. presented to you to zob Von DON-Pido Ceura of danger prising from tard: stelmora de ferii ɔil eterugo,but dr the 1poble desile of Burt-in Tiamo. ut you? port,vho „t present. cnjoy a molopoly of the ptotage of owo oil,a tu promotel this Caa C47E 102, who would 20ish keep the control of Petroleum in their owD
It may be upoful so it down you that in vanteque200 of the shepensed demera 2o. this stooge who hasma in question gevo Tudeod. their shey do. peut Lubaly by 50 o/% ? dm the beert INDO0 to 04 ti dolory (or the rel/gbouring chinose poets 11/15 most tasim:bl thet puntien plenago should be provided.
tho abboryt to triluce the Love smerit to delito the tend to be removed to a diglanço on the Parlour, further than #w existing case oil La onas is,vo venture to any, olumsy elo, whaloh 14 Ww oyon of the promoters of thoroticton to you, would hendioso he bulk oil, trado so as to Tendon 12 1/1avlt to serpeto with deep oll,Wa trust you will see threach this & Met no further doboy muy ensue in permission boin; givet, to great our teaks on the sito sonotiored by the authorities, suaj ct to the conditions diposed by your Surveyor. Boroval, thiet in de ovent of my acciment Gople toda{n Min) quiso upheurd of 12 rroperly erected storagu) Lao viale contenta would oe centaired within the unpwdment avouring thy toris & none could eseopagitto day farbour as you petitioners produse, to four. The pune thing applies to the stovener, 12 unhappily by any Louidentire broine aut of courệ while thệ ell vos in her, cho would simply turn 16 out,tre 10 cells not obse-pe.
As our puolipti, destined to serve How Long 14 for anverced & will be rocay to Bull 4 Toyomeer ve et.not but cell youm uttuttien to Chu serious less which we should bo involved in
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