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VAN OORDT, Acting Consul for the Netherlands to T. B. Van Buren , U. S, April 6, 1875
[Inclosure 3 in No. 223.]
Mr. Van Oordt to Mr. Van Buren.
Yokohama, April 6, 1875.
Sir: In reply to your circular requesting to inform you what course is pursued in this consulate in regard to several points, I beg to say the following:
Concerning new obligations to be imposed upon my countrymen in Japan, these I would not make unless with the concurrence of my other colleagues, and provided the are not at variance with Dutch law.
I have no authority to grant licenses for the sale of liquors, as, according to Dutch law, the sale of these articles is free from taxation.
With regard to the last paragraph in your letter, I must give the same answer as I have given to the first.
I have the honor to be sir, your most obedient servant,
W. C. VAN OORDT,
Acting Consul for the Netherlands.
Acting Consul for the Netherlands.
General T. B. Van Buren, U. S. Consul-General, Yokohama.
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