CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6] — Page 350

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Enclosure 2.

TELEGRAM

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16 6 MAY 05

From Governor, Hongkong, to the Secretary of State, London, dated

3rd. April, 1905.

345

Pathfly or Firmlier

Seventh

Enhydrous Philippine

Mensuret Shackletip

Cohesible

Tablets Hangnail Passcheek

Surtax

Famegiving

Jackcuffs

As

Surtax

Detonizing

Plumming

Germander

Benihedral

Refineries

Retrecisse Philippine

Sugar

Bimestrial

Penalised.

Referring to Seventh paragraph of your Despatch No. 28 of 10th. February, U. S. Consul informs me that Government of Philippines considering reduction of surtax. In the meantime as surtax does not result in Sugar Bounty hope that in the interests of Refineries Philippine Sugar will not be penalised.