The following circular has been issued to those interested in the China tea trade It has for some time past been apparent that it is important and desirable that some immediate steps be taken to place before the tea-drinking public in the principal consuming centres, the merits of teas exported from China and to counteract as promptly as possible the advertisements that are being issued by the Indian and Ceylon Tea Planters' Associations at all points where there is any possibility of injuring the consumption of China teas, The suggestions which it is proposed to lay before you are as follows 1.—That a sum be raised for judicious Advertising throughout the world by levying a tax of 5 Mexican cents per picul on all teas exported to Europe, America and Australia, and in view of the serious falling off of the China Tea Trade, it is ible that the Impartial (Imperial 2) Bhinese Customs and the Chinese interested in the Tea Trade may be induced to contribute towards the undertaking.
TI.—That for the successful advertising in the aforesaid countries, a separate committee be appointed for each, to consist of not less than three and not exceeding five members of firms most interested.
TIL.—The amount to be expended by the special committee for any one. country to be according to the export to that country during the past three seasons.
IV.—The collection of this tax to be left. in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce, if they be willing to undertake the same.
'V.—The mode for collecting this tax to be as follows: At the close of each week, say before noon on Saturday, the collector shall distribute to each firm a printed slip which will state:—'For the week ending our exports amounted to.... piculs,' followed by signature of firm, and it is left to the bona fides of all firms to fill the correct amounts. These slips will be re-collected on the Monday following. Monthly these memos will be totalled and a collection made, VI—The work of each committee will be to decide amongst themselves the style of advertisements to be inserted and to draw up the same for the issues for which they are intended. To place themselves in communication with and secure the help of the most desirable and most interested firms in the countries where the advertisements are to be published; enlisting their services for the placing of the advertise. ments on the most economical terms and in those papers which are most likely to come under the notice of the tea-consuming public.
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