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No. 559/1910.
Sir,
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Goverment House,
Hongkong, 21st August, 1916.
With reference to Your Excellency's private letter
of the 13th of May, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed copy of a memorandum by Mr. A. H. Harris concerning the pro- -posed negotiation of portion of the draft Customs Convention.
2.
The demands outlined in this memorandum being
in excess of the concession of Article IX to which I wished to limit the negotiation, I was constrained to ask for further concessions which are shewn in the accompanying note of an interview which I had with Mr. Harris on the 6th of July.
3.
These and the demands put forward by Mr. Harris affect practically the whole of the draft convention which has accordingly been re-written with the necessary additions to give effect to the agreement arrived at with Mr. Harris and
with some minor alterations introduced for the sake of lucidity. These are explained in the enclosed copy of a letter to Mr. Harris covering a revised copy of the draft convention.
4.
The articles which this Goverment is anxious to negotiate are Atticle II and Article XIII (h). Rather than fore- go the attainment of these at as early a date as possible this Government is willing to proceed with the legislation indicated in the note of interview of the 6th of July, and if necessary at the same time to leave in abeyance the actual enforcer ent of Articles V, VI, VII & VIII until the condition of the
His Excellency
The Right Honourable
Kwangtung
Sir John N. Jordan, P.C., G.C.I.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G.,
His Majesty's Minister,
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