CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8] — Page 581

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is not, this Chamber ventures to think, in accordance with the spirit of the new Treaties, which may be taken to authorise the clearance of Teas through the Formosan Customs for foreign ports by any route provided they pay duty according to the Japanese tariff, without being compelled to ship them in the first instance to Japan.

This Chamber, therefore strongly supports the protest addressed to you by the Amoy Chamber of Commerce on the subject, and sincerely trusts that Your Excellency will succeed in convincing the Japanese Government of the inequitable and illiberal character of the step they propose to take, and which, if persisted in, cannot fail to inflict unexpected loss and annoyance on those foreign firms who have for so many years embarked their capital and employed their energies in the development of a trade which they never doubted would remain free from discriminating duties when the Japanese Government took over the administration of the island.

To

I have &c..

(Signed) R. M. Gray,

Chairman.

&c.

His Excellency Sir E. Satow, K.C.M.G..

Her Britannic Majesty's Minister to Japan.

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i.. 578 24409 Part 1 SEP 19 th is not, this Chamber ventures to think, in accordance with the spirit of the new Treaties, which may be taken to authorise the clearance of Teas through the Formosan Customs for foreign ports by any route provided they pay duty according to the Japanese tariff, without being compelled to ship them in the first instance to Japan. This Chamber, therefore strongly supports the protest addressed to you by the Amoy Chamber of Commerce on the subject, and sincerely trusts that Your Excellency will succeed in convincing the Japanese Government of the inequitable and illiberal character of the step they propose to take, and which, if persisted in, cannot fail to inflict unexpected loss and annoyance on those foreign firms who have for so many years embarked their capital and employed their energies in the development of a trade which they never doubted would remain free from discriminating duties when the Japanese Government took over the administration of the island. To I have &c.. (Signed) R. M. Gray, Chairman. &c. His Excellency Sir E. Satow, K.C.M.G.. Her Britannic Majesty's Minister to Japan.
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i.. '; 578 24409 Part 1 SEP 19 th is not, this Chamber ventures to think, in accordance with the spirit of the new Treaties, which may be taken to authorise the clearance of Teas through the Formosan Customs for foreign ports by any route provided they pay duty according to the Japanese tariff, without being compelled to ship them in the first ins... tance to Japan. This Chamber, therefore strongly supports the protest addressed to you by the Amoy Chamber of Commerce on the subject, and sincerely trusts that Your Excellency will succeed in convin- cing the Japanese Government of the inequitable and illiberal character of the step they propose to take, and which, if per- sisted in, cannot fail to inflict unexpected loss and annoyance on those foreign firms who have for so many years embarked their capital and employed their energies in the development of a tra trade which they never doubted would remain free from discrimina -ting duties when the Japanese Government took over the adminis-. tration of the island. To I have &C.. (Signed) R. M. Gray, Chairman. &C. His Excellency Sir E. Satow, K.C.M.G.. Her Britannic Majesty's Minister to Japan. 1
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578

24409

Part 1 SEP 19

th

is not, this Chamber ventures to think, in accordance with the

spirit of the new Treaties, which may be taken to authorise the

clearance of Teas through the Formosan Customs for foreign ports

by any route provided they pay duty according to the Japanese

tariff, without being compelled to ship them in the first ins...

tance to Japan.

This Chamber, therefore strongly supports the protest

addressed to you by the Amoy Chamber of Commerce on the subject,

and sincerely trusts that Your Excellency will succeed in convin-

cing the Japanese Government of the inequitable and illiberal

character of the step they propose to take, and which, if per-

sisted in, cannot fail to inflict unexpected loss and annoyance

on those foreign firms who have for so many years embarked their

capital and employed their energies in the development of a tra

trade which they never doubted would remain free from discrimina

-ting duties when the Japanese Government took over the adminis-.

tration of the island.

To

I have &C..

(Signed) R. M. Gray,

Chairman.

&C.

His Excellency Sir E. Satow, K.C.M.G..

Her Britannic Majesty's Minister to Japan.

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