CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 137

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Government in regard to the runew) of erown levous in British sonnessions has not left the intepayars in a temper which would render it easy for me or for the munisipal sounalla to put through any Tern of self-imposed løvy,

quan tâmm was okrriad no far as din ijonty's Legation could carry it in Mr. Alaton's doupatah 39, 48 et Jumary 29th 1917 huý ho me informă în reply that the "Lerta Commissioners of Kia jinjosty's Trenmzy regarded tha prinsiple of imposing an ineens tax on äritish abjosta la China as involving sonstitutional insson af so grave a ature that they were not able to agree to the sévisibility of it*, If Their Lordships still adhere to this view, I an afraid there is nó seurae open by which British firus trading in China ona be made contribute to their

k. I amaleno m interesting Montrealum by the Judge of His in Justy's Supreme Court on the easti in šiomi usposta of shin qmos lion, from which you will see that sir SkinsOF Tuzaer ngroom generally with the views expressed in 1917 by sir 1.1. Sasamres.

6. Coples of this doujatok are being ment to Kin Exsolle may the Governor of Hongkong ant so Hiu in joas y'a Conou)-General, Shanghai.

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($ign®4) RONALD MACHHAY,

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