CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 144

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I also think that this pro- -posal should not go forward.

I would tell the B.JT. what the present Light Dussare, and that the Goo" proposes to increas them to 25 cents per ton. (12834) Say that (as appears from para. 12 of 9833) the Gos proposes this speedl taxation in order to farmish there from a special contribution from the Colony to Imperial War Expenditure, and to west the Gout's desire to prevent the double taxation of Companies paying Income Tax in this country it would броня of course be possible to refund to such compass from the lump sum froid: by Hongkong the amount which F had paid in increased Light Dues The S. if I however apart from other oby tions doas not consider the proposed

of raising for de for the purpose and he is teligsthing

mesunte a suitable means

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to the Good that he regrets he cannot approve of the scheme being proceeded

with.

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Sel. to Gov. accordingly, and

send him copy of our corresp with B.IT.

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