CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 138

an

I shall be glad of expression of "Your Lord..

ship's opinion

on

these

points for future guidance

in case it is considered-

necessary at any future. time to have recourse to

· new means

nue.

of raising

reve

I have the honour to be, My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obrdient

Humble Servants

Robinigay

› Copy.

Sir,

Enclosure.

C.0.

3432

223399

23 FEB 95

Stong Kong,

th

$35

// December, 1894.

With reference to our inter -

view of yesterday

Wise, we were

with

Wi

youself and. glad to gather that the representation sont in by the Insurance Effices against the ad-valoran apkem of Stamp duty proposed under the

trew

Stamp Ardinance was

Av

be accepted with

slight of duty

on Time policies.

likely

to

alteration

You will recollect that just before parking there was some general conversation as to the possibility of a License fee in place of any change at all in the present system of stamp suty and having since further dered the matter we make the follow-

consi-

ing