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ssivezo wanense APPL PL 905 the 26th ́ult, enclosing ggpx 9.1 deg; by your Chamber to H.E. Sir *G. Her Britannio, Majesty's Jo_vo – protesting.
the
duty o svèn küll per pigul on Form
Japanese Government pr the 4th instant on sh in countries –hilst permitting. edifrom, Formosa, to span free of
exported also free.
ta. your qulaf, that this, Chamber
ampers protest is support
to inform you that the Committee fare draked the British Minister in Japan on the nubioot and f0. transmit or your inform stion copy of the despatcb.-1 am, sir Akithfully,
www.
R. CHATTERTON WILCOŁ.
Secretary
Amoy General Chamber of Com
kon tighoral Chember of Commerce,
Hongkong.
August,
for the in-
ve the honour formation of His Excellency Governor, copy theater midraned to Her Britannic Ma. Ikikter to Tokyo on the subject the by the Japanes Government of lby duty on Formosa teas shipped to badtries** hilst shipment made to Line Mamilies Dorflare Allowed free of duty and
obedient
sif, your most
ATTERTON WILCOI,
Secretary.
**
THE HONGKONG, WEEKLY PRESE AND
thair.
Colo
ceipt of your
copy etter addresse Commerce to Her Britionn
Affaires at Peking
Aug 28.1899
So far back as April 17, the Hongkong, Į Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company, Ltd.. had reason to complain of the action, of the Hoppo in induencing the quanity cargo carried by their stes mers. In the first three gnariams of the year 1873 the steamers received on 21,000 and 23.000 1981 Royal cargo of bat bales of raw cottor but this suddenly fell, in bales and in the Arst quarter of 1874 9ity 88 to 25 bales only. Since, that date, when the in Raw Cotton was thus diverted, other articles of export have followed, such as waste silk, les, cassia, matling, faus, brecrackers, canes, preserves, &c., until at the present moment the only trade of any great, alus remaining is the carrying of pas sengers. Whereas, prior to 1873 the Steam- The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce. boat Co, received some 85 per cent. to
cent. to 90 per
of the foregoing exports, they now carry at the utmost not, more than 10 per cent, of the
ábové named... Bay silk, döstly, nature, is still, shipped in the steamers, tomage frailing
but beyond small odd shipments of the other
|
I
Products, owing to various
us causes, such as pressure of time, temporary want of junk ton. nage, or bad weather, the cargo still left to the steamers consists mainly of perishable goods for | the food supply of this Colony.
The Committer TRY DEORI
would respectfully draw at tention the
River Steamboat Companies were formed, and that they built large and costly vessels unsuitable for any other traffe, on the of the rights guar- suteed by the Treaty of Tientsin, of which
the
companies submit they have been insidiously and unfairly deprived' without com- pensation, and, in spite of repeated protests, #itliðut redress,
FOLITAN
LENFIBIL
The assertions of the Steamboat Companies as to the diversion of export cargo from, their steamers to junks can be amply and fully roborated by the Imperial Maritime Customs at Cantón; and, where the facts are so notorions as in the present instance, the Committee submit there is no necessity for documentary, evidence by Chidele.
į
rential duties accorded by, fon on juuk-borne cargo, and to, Excellency earnestly hopes that the representations me condues to a m settlement of this important question.—I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient voni,--
J. H. STEWART LOCKHAEZ, Colonial Secretary,
“A POST OFFICE MISTAKE.
The following correspondence is attached to the minutes of the last monthly meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce:-
Foochow General Chamber of Commerce.
29th July, 1899, To the Chairman of the Hongkong General
Chamber of Commerce. Sir,On behalf of the members of this Cham. ber I wish to bring the following esse to your notice, asking at the same time for your valuable and kind assistance, to have the recurrence of such scandalous blundering on the part of the Hongkong Post Office made impossible.
The facts of the case are briefly as follows —–— The steamer Chingtu left this port on the 19th June with about 3,000 tons tea. The steamer going direct to Australis, ris Hongkong of course all documents, invoices, letters of advice, etc, etc., were posted by her.
This mail, as we are informed now, was landed ip Hongkong and not forwarded 'till' about 10 days later by the Futami Maru.
In reply to an enquiry made regarding the non arrival of registered cover which, wired from Melbourne the General Post Onics writes to the Postal Agent here as fol-, { lows;-
“The registered "cover" in question" arrived. hörs ex steamer Chingtu at 10 a.m. on the 214.
'the arrival 10%. Eng-o have examined inst. I have find that on the morning of the 21st,
-
there
Seeing that any prospect of redress is ob- Hously lénder so long as the two composing Customs services are maintained side by side in Räkngtang and that their continued existence,
ynchronously must serve to obstruct foreign as Well as native trade in the province, the Clikmbbf I strongly of opinion that Her was quite a large number of arrivals from Coast bre
MedeaPorts, Majesty's Government would be justified 14
The Chingtu left on the same day at 1 demanding the bbolition of the Native Customs | p. m. for Australia. The mail closing at 12 The letter in question was not sent by with its Hoppo, and that the entire collection noon. of adtles be Blood in the hands of the Chinese the Chingtu al the Foochow
not dealt Imperial Maritime, Customs, who could reim-
with until the Australian Mails had been closed. It was eventually forwarded to Melbourne per | burse the Provincial Treasury the sum at pre-
sent contributed by the Hoppo. The present steamer Futami Maru 30-6-99 6ntered at 1 on system is abförmål, wasteful; and practical, list. (Signed) BAREON. defensible from no point of view save on the assdmption that the collection by the Imperial Maritime Custom's" would be a confiscation of provincial revenue, and luchan kasumption PRAY KRENTIAL DUTIES ON JUNK could not be seriously maintained. The Cham-
The Chim BORNE CARGO..
ber therefore urge that, in the interests of trade and in defeffos of violated Treaty Tights, tho abolition of this, Customs Anachronism may be insisted upon by the British Government, who would no doubt be supported by the "ther Treaty Powers'in so just and reasonable a de- * Hongkong General Chamber of Commercemand.--I have the honour to be, sir, your most toni, e lo llec Hongkong, 18th July, 1899.
with regret that I have once mor
Majesty's Representative^unck Worn" and so uusitisfactory in His Excellency H. O. Bak Ironside IBM
+ Chargé d'Affaires, Paklåg:
The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.
Cli
The following correspondence is attached to the minutes of the last monthly meeting of the Committer of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commeres
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the
ērto Arrived at akthit of the” les socorded to junk börns cargo: Baperintendunt” of Nativé"
...
espondèdow this Chamber has mentiontat grout hngth, but at I am compelled by row portin to again go somewhat into!
It will known, and canhot becroworably
that the Steamboat Companies plying!| River have for many years past, through competition of lower cuties paid by
T
obedient servant,
R. M, GBET, Chairman
us in our demand to
Comment is unnecessary and I would respool. fully ask you to support is In "oug' the Hongkong General Post Ofoe, that in fatüre mails by direct steamers to Europe are to be made up in Foochow ha
指 no way to be interfered with in Hongkon I am, sir, your öbödient Bérvant,
· SIEMASEN Chairmad.
7RDIG
Hongkong General Chamber of Commeres.
Hongkong, 8th August, 1899. Sir,
hand you herewith cony of letter received from the Foochow Chamber of
Commerce, containing a complaint of the action
of the Post Ulos in a certain calle, the circums.
of
Cancés, aftending which' my Committee thiiik
that you will probably be glad of the opportu Ganeral Chamber of Commerce. | to explain:-I havợ thự hồnour to be, viri
Hongkong 18th July, 1899,
most obedient servant,-
Hongkong
Sir, I have the honour, to transmit to you, for the informaton of His Excellency Governor, oop of a letter
Excellency Irunside: Her Britannio
[Cha gorgeourt of inspre nove zer
te, on the. afbiedt of the
1 duties accorded the Hippo or Superintendent of Nativo Cus tan Cantón, önssjunk borne cargo to the detriment of the
Pirmajain sampel den urge ribos (Companies engagédi
Hou J.H
bedient "ser"
R. CHATTERTON WILCOL, Secretary. Swart Lookhart, C.M.G., Colonial
* R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,
Secretary,
Capt. Hastings. R. N., Postmaster Gonreal.
General Post Offon, "Hongkong, 9th August, 1899 thank the foodipt of your letter of Sir, I have the honour to sok
and its thölösurée raspucting this ömös from the Poochow CLE méros and to state that
Thom Thavo Topħel I am, kii
W. C. H. HAPTE
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