}
A
8
The final para raph of Sir d. Racionale'a despatch alludes
be the question of copyright.
In the Board of Trade lettor
1/4 of Jubruary 19th, 1909 objection was reaffirmed to
Lisa Tnciasion of this subject in any Convention that might be
concluded, and Dir á. Grey assumes that the objection thum
expresaod still holds good.
no tho Board ure no doubt aware, the revised Counter-
raft has been forwarded to the Governor of lion kang, and
the views of the bettor have not yet boon receivod.
ntil, therefore, the views of air B. Layard are known,
and until the point with regard to jurisdiction referred to
earlier in this luttur hng boun decided, it will bo innd-
visable to instruct Sir 0. Faclomid to presant tho revisod
Counter-Draft to the Japanese Govermeant.
Should the necessary conditions be fulfilled and the
no plintions be reopened, dira. drey would ou; eat, for the
consideration of the Zoard, that a copy of 1.3 Draft Con-
vontion might to commiectod conficontially to the hing
Laspolation in view of the part which they have proviously
takon