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The Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office.
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MA Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Aramston,
Sir R. Meade.
Earl of Selborne.
Mr. Chamberlain.
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August. 96.
In the consular report for 1895 on the Trade of ... (Annual Series No ... page 3.)
Amoy 1744.
it is stated that iron pans are made at Amoy, Swatow, and Canton and are exported for use among the Chinese in the Straits Settlements and Hongkong. Consul Gardner suggests that they might be more cheaply supplied from Birmingham.
With reference to this passage the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce have asked Mr. Chamberlain whether...