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FUMION OFFICIN

EG4 26 JUL 12/

23rd. July, 1912.

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Sith reference to Dir r. bertie's Despatch 0. 32 of

the 9th. of Covember last relative to the question of secur-

ing for Canadian gooda transhipped at Hongkong and in tho

otraits settlements the benefit of the miniman wrench tariff

I transmit to you herewith copy of a letter from the Volonial

Office enclosing copies of correspondence on this subject

with the officer administering the Goverments of lonkong and

the truits Jettlementa.

Jou will observe that, while ...r. Harcourt does not desire

to pursue the question of transhipment furthur as regards the

Straits Settlements, or the queution of the transhipment of

Janadian goods only, he wishes that an affort should be rade

to obtain for longkong an arrangement that all goods trans-

The lionourable

D. Carnegie, B.V.0.,

shippod