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sad San Francisco, 87,040 lbs to Liverpool and London and a sample consignment of 4,320 lbs to Melbourne, all of which was made in the factories referred to. The total anmal export from Hongkong of certified and uncertified Ingd is estimated at 2,000,000 lbs per annum.

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unless the lard exported from here is required in England I may In these circumstances I would sugrent that be allowed to permit erport of this product to the Philippine Islɛnds on a pre-var basis as regards quantity and to other places on the same basis on your authority to be obtained in ench

case.

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the trade to places other than Kamila would merely transfer the

I would point out that unque interfermos with trade to Chinese ports and that it would be a simple matter to transfer the Manila trade to China also by copying the methods of expert inspection adopted here.

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Despatch by telegraph.

I shall be obliged for a raply to this

I have the honour to be,

SIT.

Your most obedient, humble sert ut,

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