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laid down in Your Excellency's note of October 11th applies to this case likewise.

Copy.

Translation!

I take &c.,

(Signed) Ernest Satow.

Sir:-

Rec? 4688 (REG 3 MAR 96/

December 28th, 1895. 33

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's note of the 2nd instant in which you state that although duty was charged by the Yokohama Customs on 3750 bags of Formosa sugar shipped on the 2nd August last from Takao by Messrs Flint, Kilby and Company, a British firm of Yokohama, under a through bill of lading allowing of transhipment at Hong Kong, and landed at Yokohama by the S.S. "Strathesk", you are of opinion that the rule laid down in my note of the 11th October ought to be applied in this case.

I at once communicated with the Minister of Finance, and I have now received a reply to the effect that the Sugar in question having once passed

Sir Ernest Satow, K.C.M.G., &c., &c., &c.

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laid down in Your Excellency's note of October 11th applies to this case likewise. Copy. Translation! I take &c., (Signed) Ernest Satow. Sir:- Rec? 4688 (REG 3 MAR 96/ December 28th, 1895. 33 I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's note of the 2nd instant in which you state that although duty was charged by the Yokohama Customs on 3750 bags of Formosa sugar shipped on the 2nd August last from Takao by Messrs Flint, Kilby and Company, a British firm of Yokohama, under a through bill of lading allowing of transhipment at Hong Kong, and landed at Yokohama by the S.S. "Strathesk", you are of opinion that the rule laid down in my note of the 11th October ought to be applied in this case. I at once communicated with the Minister of Finance, and I have now received a reply to the effect that the Sugar in question having once passed Sir Ernest Satow, K.C.M.G., &c., &c., &c.
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laid down in Your Excellency's note of October 11th applies to this case likewise. Copy. Translation! I take &c., (Signed) Ernest Satow.. Sir:- Rec? 4688 (REG 3 MAR 96/ December 28th, 1895. 33 I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's note of the 2nd instant in which you state that although duty was charged by the Yokohama Customs on 3750 bags of Formosa sugar shipped on the 2nd August last from Takao by Messrs Flint, Kilby and Company, a British firm of Yokohama, under a through bill of lading allowaing of transhipment at Hong Kong, and landed at Yoko hama by the S.S."Strathesk", you are of opinion that the rule laid down in my note of the 11th October ought to be applied in this case. 1 at once communicated with the Minister of Finance, and I have now received a reply to the effect that the Sugar in question having once Sir Ernest Satow. K.C.M.G., &C., &C., &C., passed
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laid down in Your Excellency's note of October 11th

applies to this case likewise.

Copy.

Translation!

I take &c.,

(Signed)

Ernest Satow..

Sir:-

Rec?

4688

(REG 3 MAR 96/

December 28th, 1895.

33

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Excellency's note of the 2nd instant in

which you state that although duty was charged by

the Yokohama Customs on 3750 bags of Formosa sugar

shipped on the 2nd August last from Takao by

Messrs Flint, Kilby and Company, a British firm of

Yokohama, under a through bill of lading allowaing

of transhipment at Hong Kong, and landed at Yoko

hama by the S.S."Strathesk", you are of opinion

that the rule laid down in my note of the 11th

October ought to be applied in this case.

1 at once communicated with the Minister of

Finance, and I have now received a reply to the

effect that the Sugar in question having once

Sir Ernest Satow. K.C.M.G.,

&C.,

&C.,

&C.,

passed

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