1903 - The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

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HoNGKONG GENERAT, CnAMRFJR OF CoMMERCE.
HoNGKONG, 7th October, 1903.
SIR,-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters
of the 11th and 19th ultimo (Nos. 7067/03 C.O.D.) forwarding a parliamentary
copy of the findings o£ the Permanent· Commission established
under Article VII of the Sugar Convention of the 5th March, 1902, and
conveying the request that the Government would be glad to receive
any remarks or suggestions which this Chamber may desire to offer
with regard to the Sugar Convention in its application to Hongkong
preparatory to legislative action being introduced.
This matter has been referred to a Sub-Committee to report thereon
and the Committee's findings will he notifieJ to you at the earliest
possible opportunity.--! have, &c.,
EDBERT A. HEWETT, tary of Rrate'~ Cirenlar lh~ ~r•:ifl'h of tlw
:28th August last with enclosure.
2. Thl' Secrt>tary of State ha:; hePn infonHNI that the· "J;'i:;ea I
Authority" referred to in H~>gulation lll of the Sell edull' to th fir~t
Order in Uouncil of Augu,;t 11th, which will be found among the
enclosures ;.;ent herewith, Js, m thi,- l'olony, the Colonial f:.ec1·t1tary.- ­
T have, &c.,
F. H. MAY. Uolonial ~N·retary.
Tlw Seeretary, UHAMBER o~·
Uoii:IMERCE. Hongkong.
Downing Street.
i8th August. J 903.
Sir,-.'With reference to my Circular despatch of tlw iWth ultimo,
I have the honour to t.ransmit to you, for your information, fl copy of
the Act pa;;sed in tlw last Ses~ion of Parlia mf'nt for giYing rffect to thr
Brus;;el;o Sugar C'om·ention.
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I abo enelo:;n two General Orders* is:;ued hy the Board of Cu:;toms
with which arl' the Urdl'r:; in Couucil issued uJHler the Act of Parliamt:>nt.
l t will bl' ob~eJTed that no ~pecial form of certificate i .~ iusi:;ted
upon, pro,idl'd that the r