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passed between the Government of Hong Kong

and the London Chamber of Commerce in 1927,

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and as a result a change was made in the method

of drilling the slabs. The Governor suggests

that it is possible that the discrepancy may

be accounted for by differences in the method

of sampling followed, and he has asked to be

supplied with full details of the method adopted

by Messrs. Daniel C. Griffiths and Company in

order that the matter may be further investigated.

allegation

3. In spite of the statement contained in

Mosers. Strauss and Company's letter that for some

time past these assays have proved inaccurate,

the Governor reports that only one other complaint,

dated the 29th January, 1935, has reached the

Government of Hong Kong since 1927. During 1934

alone, 189 samples of tin were analysed in the

Government Laboratory.

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4. The sample regarding which complaint is

made was analysed on the 2nd January, 1934, and

since tin samples are retained only for twelve

months, the Governor states that it is not

possible at this date to make a confirmatory

analysis