CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12] — Page 771

jpaid to. I fail to understand personal (b) is that it kong send bey the Cheverl

salt dministration $2.50 per pikal on salt exported withions Chinese Customs

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I presume the idea is that Aking and lery the tax

pay it our & China with a new to aiding in the checking of

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smuggling. But 10 Idon't think it is

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part of the Gooli dirty to met as Jax collector in China 12) / fail to sunky thing showed not keep the money for itself, as in the case fother

exported salt Churporal (c)).

thunfire appone genealy by hyram wash him by deep texplain why he wishe to pay to money & China saying that the I. S. 1o molined thrill that thing ind keep it.

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-part &. China to another, or form cg. Janet porsessions to China, but it is writhing & helps the (hemere to stop smuggling by collecting a tax in ouch walt Landing it our just as under the Curtones

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greement thing coberts inter at saithead in Kontoon for the Cartoons. Pataps Then fore

he need not object of the proporal Ruppl

Yes, 1 do not see why H.K. should de attempt to de-

rive revenue from salt in transit to China and the right course seems to be as proposed by the Cor

Chinese (1) if the salt is accompanied by the necessary, Cus- toms documents to pass it untaxed

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(2) if not to levy a tax equal to what would have to be paid if it passed into the Colony for consumption

and to hand the proceeds over to China.

Jaque

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