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27.9.32.

Legislative Council on 20th October 1930 expressed his appreciation of the undesirability of burdening shipping in Hong Kong. The need to keep taxation on British shipping in Chinese waters as low as possible is even

more urgent now than it was in 1930.

We earnestly hope that such representations may

be made by you to the Hong Kong Government as will lead

to sympathetic reconsideration of the submissions made

by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

We enclose copies of the correspondence exchanged

between the Government and the Chamber of Commerce and

herein referred to, viz.

Chamber of Commerce letters dated 8th June

and 11th August 1932.

Colonial Secretary's letter dated 15th July,

1932.

We have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servants,

John Swiretsone bes

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.