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Convention or a non-Convention Country; the Certificate of Origin in the former case, of course, showing the original Country of export.
5. For instance one of the Refineries, if not both, in the Colony import raw Sugar from the Argentine Republic and they claim that a refund should be made to them of any duty imposed on such Sugar in accordance with Article IV, if the Sugar is re-exported in a refined state to Japan, which Country has not joined the Convention.
6. I attach a copy of the suggestions of the Chamber of Commerce in this connection, but such a regulation appears to me to be contrary to the spirit of the Convention and I have therefore not included it in the regulations. If it can properly be made, however, it would materially assist the refining industry in this Colony.
7. As it is of great importance to the Sugar Industry in this Colony to have this matter settled as soon as possible, I shall be glad to have your opinion on the point as to whether such suggested additional regulations would be in violation of the spirit of the Convention, and would therefore request you to be so good as to answer "Yes" or "No" by telegraph at your early convenience.
8. of the 13th instant. With special reference to your telegram th] I may state that I have been informed that the reason why the French Government has prohibited the importation of Hongkong Sugar into Indo-China, is that this Government has not taken the proper steps for prohibiting or taxing Sugar imported from a non-Convention Country and I would ask whether, in the event of our not legislating to give effect
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Convention or a non-Convention Country; the Certificate of
Origin in the former case, of course, showing the original
Country of export.
5.
For instance one of the Refineries, if not
both, in the Colony import raw Sugar from the Argentine Ke-
public and they claim that a refund should be made to them of
any duty imposed on such Sugar in accordance with Article IV,
if the Sugar is re-exported in a refined state to Japan, which
Country has not joined the Convention.
6.
I attach a copy of the suggestions of the
Chamber of Commerce in this connection, but such a regulation
appears to me to be contrary to the spirit of the Convention
and I have therefore not included it in the regulations. If
it can properly be made, however, it would materially assist
the refining industry in this Colony.
7.
As it is of great importance to the Sugar
Industry in this Colony to have this matter settled as soon
as possible, I shall be glad to have your opinion on the point
as to whether such suggested additional regulations would be
in violation of the spirit of the Convention, and would there-
fore request you to be so good as to answer "Yes" or "No" by
telegraph at your early convenience,
8.
of the 13th. instant.
With special reference to your telegram
th]
I may state that I have been informed
that the reason why the French Government has prohibited the
importation of Hongkong Sugar into Indo-China, is that this
Government has not taken the proper steps for prohibiting or
taxing Sugar imported from a non-Convention Country and I
would ask whether, in the event of our not legislating to give
effect
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