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7.

I have also to acknowledre the

receipt of your telegram of the 20th of

December with regard to sugar from the

Philippine Islands. As you are now aware

the importation of sugar from this source

need not be prohibited at present; and, since

! from the information possessed by His Majestys

Government it does not appear that the exist-

ing surtax on raw sugar in the Philippine

Islands in excess of the limit fixed by the

Convention actually gives rise to a bounty

it is hoped that the Commission may accopt

the view that Philippine Islands raw sugar

should not be penalized, assuming that the

Government of those islands does not in the

meantime reduce the surtax only sugar to the

limit fixed by the Convention.

I have, etc,

Alfredt bijthelton.

+ ho.420922.