CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3] — Page 69

CONFIDENTIA L.

Hongkong.

My Lord,

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RFG9 17 FEB 10.

Government House,

Hongkong, 12th January, 1910.

I have the honour to acknowledge

receipt of Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of 26th.

137696/09

Novamber, 1909, relative to the levying of a Poll Tax in

this Port upon passengers on vessels bound for American

Forts.

2.

Since the Harbour Master's con-

-tention was that the present system involves an assumption

of control over British Ships in a British Port by Foreign

Officials, I reported the circumstances to Your Lordship

as affecting Imperial rather than Colonial interests, but

since Your Lordship considers that it is hardly worth

while making any further representations, I do not desire

to press the matter.

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I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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