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- days previous they had received a telegram from the Viceroy stating, " on the authority of the Stopps, that "the reduction in the native tariff no " longer existed.
"The
Kerry had added that if any irregularities were shel practised they must be due to the "unauthorized action on the part of
Hoppos subordinates."
"the
The foregoing remarks deal
only with Few but other articles such is Cussin, Ruttaus, Feathers, Bristles, yo which are
largely dealt in have also been diverted from steamers to native Juncks, owing to the existence of prefe
renhal duties which contine to be
freely granted
haw on
The
Imperial Government occasion pro.
more than one or
hibited the granting of these preferential duties and though the local Autho- ritier for
a time respected its mandates
these
these were after.
-disregarded.
ties is so
the
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a while invariably
The enbject of Preferential du
exhaustively dealt with in -accompanying correspondence, to which I beg to ask
kind atten-
your k
how, that it seems unicessary
kouble you with any lengthing
to
dis.
cussion I venture to think are.
(Le
ference
w to the corres,
espondence will send to strengthen the opinion Your Excel. lency seems to have already formed. of the importance of a question a direct bearing
having
you
voluce
of
I am
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large
the trade of the Colony.
lad to notice that
glad
consider the present crisis will
" probably present a favourable opports- nity to press
His Excellency,
the matter home.
I have re.
1.:) J. J. Keswick,
Chairman.
Sir William Robinson, K. C.M.G
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