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service for the lighthouse but will be merged in revenue to "the general which they contend that shipping should not contribute.
6. I In with one In this contention exception all the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, to whom I referred the matter, do not concur, being of opinion that shipping should not be entirely exempt from taxation as petitioners desire.
48 q sire, and they maintain that if the present dues of d'1⁄2 cents a ton are continued, not as light dues but as harbour dues there will be no infringement of the freedom of the port - a free port being, at which no customs duties are levied, and there is no intention to charge customs dues at Hong Kong. They also consider that the prosperity of the Colony will not be affected by the imposition of
100
service
for the lighthouse but will be merged in
revenue
to
"the general
which they contend that -shipping should not contribute.
6.
I
In
with one
In this contention
exception all the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, to whom I referred the matter, do not coneur, being of opinion that shipping should not be entirely exempt from taxation as petitioners de-
sire
મ
48
q
sire, and they maintain that if the present dues of d'1⁄2 cents
a ton are continued, not as light dues but as harbour
dues there will be
no
infringe
- ment of the freedom of the port - a free port being.
at which
no
one
customs duties.
are levied, and there is no intention to charge customs dues at Hong Kong. They also consider that the prosperity of the Colony will not be -affected by the imposition
of
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