CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 63

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Pinally, as to the Pilotage fee, although I

desire to draw your attention to Paragraph 5 (●) of the

Agbeement regarding Navigation of the Pearl River initialled

by Nemora. Okazaki and Blunt on July 4th, 1939, I beg to

state that the Japanese Authorities, taking into consideration

the index figures of prices of a xmodities but without placing

any importance to the everchanging exchange rate between the

Hongkong currency and the Haikwan Tael, do not hold that the

Pilotage fee is grosaly excessive compared to the fee pres-

cribed in the Oeneral Regulation and Loonl Kules for the wort

of Canton enacted in 1923, however, they are prepared to

reconsider and moderate the rate of the fees.

I have the honour to be,

Sir and dear Colleague,

Your obedient servant,

(sgd.) Nagao Kita,

CONSUL GRIMRAL.