regard to
a nev
treaty with Japan. I send
a copy of this to the Foreign Office, saying that Lord Crews would be glad of Sir Edward
Year proper
Znaka sa ch
Grey would consider the supedancy of mathing representation & to the God of Japan in the matter referred to
Im Harris.
Jus 12/7/10
So for as I can understand (serp: 3 of Proposed
new Tauff in 13319) a sublective increase
of the present rates
the present rates is contemplated.
As profond
T.C.M. 12/7
Tapme
We have the saban question. Lafre on the Advisay Conner Bless trade-
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No.
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Hongkong.
My Lord,
Song Bong.
CO 20713
McC Rect 7 JUL 10
14
Government House,
2nd. June, 1910.
With reference to Lord Ripon's
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Despatch No. 31 of the 8th. February, 1895, I have the
honour to forward for Your Lordship's favourable consider-
-ation the enclosed copy of a joint letter from Messrs.
Butter-
Jardine, Matheson and Company, Limited, and Messrs.
-field and Swire, dated the 27th. ultimo, requesting that,
a strong representation may be made to the Japanese Govern-
-ment that, if the present conventional tariff cannot be
ameliorated, at any rate the present scale of import
duties on sugar, (viz.:- sugar under D.S. 20
-
74 sen per
100 Kin and above D.S. 20 62.7 sen per 100 Kin) should
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be maintained.
2.
I trust that in the interest of
the important suger refining industry in this Colony,
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
Your
THE EARL OF CREWE,
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