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C. 74581/80 [No. 16).
No. 40.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE
GOVERNMENT.
(Sent 11 a.m., 21st August, 1930.).
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 43.]
No. 55. CONFIDENTIAL. Your telegram of 18th August.* I approve. See my elegram of 19th August No. 53.† Repeal of Ordinance 24 of 1929 will presumably extend to export duties on sugar only.-PASSFIELD.
C. 74567/30 [No. 30].
No. 41.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING
THE GOVERNMENT.
(Sent 1.20 p.m., 21st August, 1930.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 45.]
No. 56. CONFIDENTIAL. Your telegram of 18th August, No. 82. I approve loan to sugar manufacturers from Improvement and Development Fund of £1 per ton of sugar produced in crop season 1930-31, loan to be without interest and to be repaid by means of an export duty as proposed in your telegram of 21st July, No. 65. § In making public announcement, which you may do at once, you should make it clear that this assistance is given to enable manufacturers to continue production next year and to maintain normal rates of wages and payment for canes, and that while these conditions are not formally attached to the loan you have no doubt that manufacturers will honourably observe them.--PASSFIELD.
C. 74533/30 [No. 12],
No. 42.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT.
(No. 211.)
Downing Street, 27th August, 1930.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to refer to Sir Herbert Read's despatch No. 458 of the 15th November, 1929, on the subject of the establishment in Mauritius of an Agri- cultural Bank with the assistance of the Colonial Development Fund, and to inform you that the Colonial Development Advisory Committee are not at present prepared to assist the scheme.
I have, &c.,
PASSFIELD.
0. 74550/30 [No. 28].
No. 44.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.
(Confidential.)
SIR,
Downing Street, 8th September, 1930,
I HAVE the honour to refer to Sir A. Grannum's Confidential despatch of the 10th March* submitting an application for assistance from the Colonial Development Fund in the creation of a fund for the assistance in the purchase of machinery, &c., for the improvement of sugar factories and estates. I regret to say that the Colonial Development Advisory Committee have found it impossible to recommend assistance of this nature from the Fund.
I have, &c.,
C. 74567/30 [No. 31].
No. 45.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 3.20 p.m., 16th September, 1930.) TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 46.]
16TH SEPTEMBER. No. 97. Confidential.
PASSFIELD.
Your telegram of 21st August,
No. 56.† I have discussed with representatives of Chamber of Agriculture procedure
as to payment under proposed loan. They suggested part-payment might be made in advance on result of 1929 crop through Sugar Syndicate by means of drafts on London inferring statement as to payment of £1 per ton implied payment in sterling.
I do not accept this view and consider preferable payment be made direct to manufacturers in rupees on delivery of present crop to docks as shown by factory records and docks receipts, exchange being arranged by Government through Banks who will be asked to tender transfer of sterling to Mauritius. By this means all will receive equal treatment as to rate of exchange.
If you agree suggest the Crown Agents be instructed to arrange for sterling payment in London to Agents of local Banks such sums as I may from time to time advise by telegraph. Sugar crop estimated at 230,000 tons.
Should be glad of early reply as shipments now coming forward.
Chamber of Agriculture asked me to add that announcement of sanction of loan had greatly relieved immediate local outlook which was before that very critical, and assured me that payment for cane and wages would be maintained and cultivation of
next crop.
I gather there may be some restriction of numbers employed at end of present crop but regard this as inevitable in the circumstances.
C. 74567/30 (No. 32].
No. 46.
C 74581/30 [No. 17].
No. 43.
THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT to THE SECRETARY
OF STATE.
(Received 3.57 p.m., 29th August, 1930.)
TELEGRAM.
No. 90. CONFIDENTIAL. 29th August. Your telegram of 21st August, No. 55.¶ Repeal Ordinance 24, 1929, will only extend to export duty on sugar of 30 cents.
* No. 38.
† C. 74583/30 [No. 6]: not printed. ‡ No. 37. § No. 27. || No. 3. ¶ No. 40.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Sent 5 p.m., 18th September, 1930.)
TELEGRAM.
-[Answered by No. 47.]
No. 67. CONFIDENTIAL. Your telegram of 16th September, No. 97.‡ I'
payment should be on basis of the 1930 crop as shipped.
agree
But I am not clear why Government should not accept the Chamber of Agricul- ture's proposal as to payment by drafts on London. If, as I take to be the case, most of the recipients will have bills to meet in London, this is probably the most convenient arrangement for them, and I am not clear that it involves any expense or inconvenience
* No. 12.
+ No. 41.
‡ No. 45.
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