CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 125

Any further communication should be

dered to

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, ya address given opposite.

The following letter and number should qusted

0.6,017.

fographic Address:

COLASTA, LONDON.

daphone No.: 3840 Victoria.

35444

Eastern

sir,

BOARD OF TRADE.

COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT,

GWYDYR HOUSE,

120

WHITEHALL,

LONDON, S.W.

24th February 1916.

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REC

(REG: 25 FEE 16

I am directed by the Board of Trade to acknowledge

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the receipt of your letter (No.58,139/15) of the 16th

February, and to say that the question of the credit

facilities extended to German firms in Hong Kong by

the "London Acceptance" system of the discount banks

will be brought before the Advisory Committee on

Commercial intelligence at their next meeting.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

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The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

LONDON,

S.W.

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