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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong .... 15th December 1905.

FREED

C. O.

2625

REG: 24 JAN 20

762

I have to coknovledge receipt of your loboer dnbed

6th instant (No. 3546/05/0.0.D.), enclosing cory of a

letter addressed by the Morplant Shipping Guild so 3:0

Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in del.

adverse critics has been passed by the tile on be

munner in which the Fort Authorities of Rongtong tour

heraelvos in thoir official relations towards the

shipping community.

2. In view of the comments already made by the

Jove prment in connection with the "Wing Chai" anse 10 13

WINGCOBScary for de Comandbose of this Ch Liber to deal

with that question as raised by the Ferchant Shipping Juild.

3. The huile has however brought further complaints

againse the Foro Aug .orities and, in support of the ?TAVO

charys made that "Pribish. Shipping and Frilirth Centoins "are unnecessarily harrassed and interfered with by the "Authorities at the port", quotes instances where the

Captains of two bribis); vessels were LLC for low.g

their steam Muistles wb 4 o'clock in the morning in Ikas-

hom Bay and another case where a herchant Captain was

prosecuted for ancoring in Junk Bay.

4. Your letter under reply has dealt so fully with

tine above cases thao bub little romains to Le paid.

The conditions of 6 port of HongKong ura Ing

removed from those of bile Liarste siging port in sle

TOI. T. SERCOMBE NIH,,

COLONIAL SECRETARY.,

Thibod