1036 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1886.
Sir,
No. 14.
Sir R. Herbert to Sir J. Pauncefote.-(Received June 14.)
Downing Street, June 12, 1886.
WITH reference to my letter of the 10th instant, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to acquaint you, for the information of the Earl of Rosebery, that the High Commissioner for the Dominion of Canada has received the following telegram from the Premier of the Dominion Government:-
"Canada consents to enter Copyright Convention."
I am, &c.
(Signed)
ROBERT G. W. HERBERT.
No. 15.
Sir,
Sir R. Herbert to Sir J. Pauncefote.-(Received June 15.)
Downing Street, June 14, 1886.
WITH reference to my letters of the 4th, 10th, and 12th instant, I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, to be laid before the Earl of Rosebery, a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Newfoundland on the subject of International and Imperial Copyright.
I am, &c. (Signed)
ROBERT G. W. HERBERT.
Inclosure 1 in No. 15.
Governor Sir G. Des Vœux to Earl Granville.
My Lord,
Government House, Newfoundland, May 22, 1886:
I HAVE the honour to forward a copy of a letter received from the Attorney-General of this Colony, containing the views of this Government on the International and Imperial Copyright questions sub- mitted by me for their consideration, in compliance with the instructions contained in your Lordship's despatch of the 16th April, 1886, which reached here by the last English mail.
The information which your Lordship desired to receive by telegram has already been forwarded.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
G. WILLIAM DES VŒUX.
Sir,
Inclosure 2 in No. 15.
Mr. Winter to Mr. Bethell.
Attorney-General's Office, St. John's, Newfoundland, May 20, 1886.
I HAVE the honour to acquaint you, for the information of his Excellency, that the Government have had under consideration the despatch from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the 16th April, and the accompanying papers, relating to the subject of international and colonial copyright.
The Government are of opinion-
1. That it is desirable that Her Majesty's Government should accede to the Berne Convention on behalf of the Colony.
2. That it is also desirable that Imperial copyright should be extended to this Colony.
If it should be necessary to reply more specifically to the questions suggested by Mr. Bryce in the concluding portion of his letter of the 8th April (referred to in the despatch), I beg to state, in answer to questions Nos. 3 and 4, that the Government would desire the retention of sub-section 4 of clause 8 of the proposed Bill, and would prefer the Bill as it stands, without the clause suggested at the end of Mr. Jenkyns' Memorandum.
(Signed)
I have, &c.
J. S. WINTER, Attorney-General,