levied in refined.

Sugar

under that

Treaty.

Ripon His Lordship proposes, with Lord Kimberley's concurrence, to forward a communication to Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co., and copies of this Despatch and of their letter of 28th June last, & of their reply of 29th June, on the subject of the proposed inclusion of Refined Sugar in the Tariff, at the same time pointing out to observe that the letter of 29th June was written after consultation with Mr William Keswick, a partner of the firm of Jardine Matheson & Co.

I am however to enquire whether the Supplementary Convention referred to in Clause... Protocol to the Treaty has yet been concluded, & what answer should in Lord Kimberley's judgment be returned to the criticism contained in the enclosed documents, which probably allude to the special effect of that Clause, "the abnormally high...

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