to the Hongkong Government the opinion that
what is at issue should be discussed and settled
in a broad and sympathetic manner having in view
the importance of uniformity of practice and
China's peculiar difficulties in the matter.
(1)
China has the right to charge tonnage dues
on a tonnage which she interprets to be the
nearest to international practice so as to
provide that the vessels of no nation, in the
enjoyment of treaty privileges, suffer in
competition with the vessels of another.
In
practice, however, the exercise of this right
offers many difficulties and it is therefore
desired to settle the matter by mutual
arrangement between the respective tonnage
measurement experts.
(g)
It remains to be said that no complaint is
made against the personal judgment of the
Hongkong Measurer. It is realized that that
official
to the Hongkong Government the opinion that
what is at issue should be discussed and settled
in a broad and sympathetic manner having in vier
the importance of uniformity of practice and
China's pecular difficulties in the matter.
(1)
China has the right to charge tonnage dues
on a tonnage which she interprets to be the
nearest to international practice so as to
provide that the vessels of no nation, in the
enjoyment of treaty privileges, suffer in
competition with the vessels of another
In
practice, however, the exercise of this right
offers many difficulties and it is therefore
desired to settle the matter by mutual
arrangement between the respective tonnage
measurement experts.
(g)
It remains to be said that no complaint is
made against the personal judgment of the
Hongkong Measurer. It is realized that that
official
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