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Hongkong, 30th. April, 1917.

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Hongkong.

Dear Sir,

I am directed by my Committee to acknowledṛe

receipt of your letter of 27th. ultimo, submitting for the inform- ation and consideration of this Association letters from the Govern-

ment enclosing an Order-in-Council containing the draft of a Charter

to be passed for the creation of an Imperial Trust for the Encourage-

ment of Scientific and Industrial Research.

My Comittee have carefully considered the subject

and have pleasure in submitting to the Chamber a List under

separate headings of standard articles of Chinese Produce which,

prior to the war were largely exported to the Central Powers for

explotation and re-manufacture, and eventually resold in various

forma to practically the World's Markets.

This Association would be glad if your Chamber

would in its reply to the Government request that a copy of this

List be forwarded to the "Imperial Trust for the "Facouragement of

Scientific and Industrial Research", and if my Committee can be of

any further service in assisting in any way the furtherance of the

Trust's aims, which should undoubtedly result in procuring for

exporters of this colony a large share of the export trade formerly

carried on in these parts by representatives of the Central Powers

on a larṛe scale, they will be most happy to do so.

should it be desired a case or samples of the

products contained in the List can be made up and forwarded to London

for the use of the Imperial Trust.

I am, &c.,

(sd.) E. A. M. Williams,

Secretary.