1909 - The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Mr. J. Owca Hugh~s seconded.
Carried unanimously.
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On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by ~1r . J .. R. M._ Smi~h,
'1 1 nt1· on of the following firms to mcmbersh1p was confiuned .­
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Ltd. Messrs. The Vacuum Oil Co., Messrs. Cruz, as o o.~ . e ·
H euser, ' Eb enus · & Co ., • J\lessrs . · The Marine Insurance AssocliJ.twn of
Hongkong, and Messrs. The Yuen Hop Hong.
The Chairman thanked the members for having ele~ted himself and
his coileagues On tlle new Committee, and also for the1r a_ttendanc ~ at
the meet-ing.
The proceedings then terminated.
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Report of' ·tile General Committee of' tbe H oNGKONG- GEKERAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. fo r the Yenr ending 31&t December,
1909, presented to tbe Members at the Annunl Meeth1g,
held in the C'ity Hall, on Monday, tbe 81st .January, 1910.
Several questions of interest have engaged the attention of your.
Committee during the past year.
UNITED STATES MONETARY COIVIMISSION.
It has, unfortunately, been found impossible to send a representa·
tive to vVashington to give evidence before the United States Monetary
Commission: (Appendix A.)
ENCOU:RAGEMEN'l' OF I NDIAN I.MJ\fiGRATION.
To the question of the Government as to whether the Chamber con·
Ridered any opening existed for Indian labour, indentured or unindentul·ed,
and whether Indian immigration should be encouraged by passage
facilities and grants of land, the Committee replied that, in their
opinion, the market requirements were at present amply met by the
supply of native labour. (Appendix B.)
REVISION OF ':'HE CUSTOMS .TARIFF OF JAPAN.
A Committee of foreign residents in -Japan formed under the
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