flour' mill owners for exemption The request made by local Chinese from the import duties on shipments lof wheat ordered by them from America and Australia before the imposition of the new Customs duty has been rejected. by the Central Government. Dr. H. TH, Kung, th Finance Minister, on Friday sai impossible for the Government to accept this request. per picul on imported wheat became he Customs gold, unt 030 duty fifective on December 1G, together with new import duties on foreign vice, paddy, barley, and other crops. As a result of the early enforcement of the new duties, local flour mills are facing an unexpected oura about $800,000, which they will have to pay as import duties on wheat ordered from abroad,
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