CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4] — Page 118

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Sir,

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Government House, 2 MAR 03!

Hongkong,

28 th, January, 1903.

In reply to your Despatch No. 411 of the

5th. ultime, I have the honour to inform you that as the fees

under Section 12 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1889 are paid to the

Consular Officers (migration Officers) referred to in

Section 8 it was not considered necessary to raise them.

The fee of $200 per annum payable under

Section 29 of the Ordinance by migration Brokers seemed suf-

ficiently high and it was not therefore raised.

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The Estimate of $1,750 referred to in the

third paragraph of your Despatch was based on a proposal to

increase the fees under Sections 11 and 21 to $25 for each

trip. This proposal was not adopted and the fees were in-

creased to $15 a year only. The estimated increase of $1,750

was however by inadvertence, which I regret, not reduced

accordingly as it should have been.

I have the honour to be,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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Sir,

Your most obedient

Huable servant,

Amay

Governor, &c..

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