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Hongkong, 15th. November, 1902.

sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of your Despatch of the 6th. October, 1902, calling for

a reply to your Confidential Circular of 16th. October, 1900,

(Export of War Material) which has, I regret, owing to in-

advertence remained unanswered.

2.

Hongkong local Ordinance No. 3 of 1862

Section 1 enables the Governor in Council to prohibit the

exportation of Arms Ammunition and Gunpowder, Military and

"Naval Stores, and any articles which His Excellency may judge 'capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing

"the quantity of Military or Naval Stores; provisions or any

'sort of victual which may be used as food by man or any or

'either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods

'or Articles respectively".

3.

The powers possessed by me under this

Ordinance are. I submit, sufficiently wide to cover the pro-

hibition of all articles mentioned in the lists which accompani-

ed your Confidential Circular of 16th. October, 1900.

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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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