Subject.

Page.

Serial No.

From or to whom.

Despatch

No., &c.

Date.

vii

1907.

1907.

45

To the Governor

33

The Governor

British Guiana, 90.

March 27 (Rec. Apr. 15.)|

Remarks upon the condition of the sugur industry in the Colony, and the results which a withdrawal from the Convention is likely to bring about.

43

Strails Settle- ments, 134.

April 30

34

Ditto

Barbados, 48.

April 2 (Rec. Apr. 15.)

Forwards copy of a letter from the Committee of Commerce expressing the hope that the Convention may be continued.

45

46

To the Governor-

General.

Canada, Miscel- laneous.

April 30

35

Ditto

Barbados, 49.

April 2 (Rec. Apr. 15.)

36

The Imperial Com-

1,385

missioner of Agri-

culture for the

West Indies.

April 2 (Rec. Apr. 15.)

Forwards Resolution passed by the

Barbados Agricultural Society urging | adherence to the Convention.

Encloses copy of a petition to His Majesty passed by the Legislature of Barbados in favour of the continu- ance of the Sugar Convention; and observes that resolutions expressing identical views have been passed in every portion of the West Indies where sugar cultivation is carried on.

46

47

To the Acting Gov-

ernor and

the

Governor.

Bar- bados, 51,

May 6

Leeward

47

Islanda,

122.

48

To the Governor...

British Guiana, 116.

May 6

Subject.

Page.

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May 13

Acknowledges receipt of No. 39, and requests that the Chamber of Com- merce may be informed that the question of adherence to the Con- vention is receiving careful consider- ation.

Requests that the Vancouver Board of Trade may be informed of the receipt No. 40, and that the question is receiving careful consideration.

Acknowledges receipt of Nos. 32, 34, and 35 and states that the question of continued adherence to the Sugar Convention is receiving careful con- sideration.

States, in reply to No. 33, that due weight will be given to the considera- tions submitted in favour of continued adherence to the Convention.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 26 and requests that the Legislature may be informed that the petition has been laid before His Majesty and that due weight will be given to the represen- tations made.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 24 and requests that the Planters' Association and the Chamber of Commerce may be informed that the question of the continued adherence of Great Britain to the Convention is receiving careful consideration.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 11 and requests that the Board of Agriculture may be informed that the question of the continued adherence of Great Britain to the Convention is receiving careful consideration,

Acknowledges receipt of No. 42, and requests that the Chamber of Com- merce may be informed that the question of the continued adherence of Great Britain to the Convention is receiving careful consideration.

53

53

54

54

54

3353

55

55

55

49

37

Board of Trade to

Foreign Office.

38

The Governor

April 16

Leeward March 30

Islands, (Rec. Apr. 19.) (Antigua)

141.

Expresses opinion that the proposals in No. 27 are not such as could be ac- cepted by His Majesty's Government.

Forwards, with remarks, report pre- pared by a Committee of the Agricul- tural and Commercial Society on the subject of the continuance of the Convention.

47

To the Acting Gov-

ernor.

Bar- bados,

53.

May 7

48

50

To the Governor

British Guiana, 120.

May 7

39

Ditto

Straits

Settle- ments, 145.

March 28 (Rec. Apr. 20.)

Transmits copy of a letter from the Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, pointing out the desirability of con- tinuing the Sugar Convention.

50

40

Vancouver Board of

Trade.

41

The Governor

April 12 (Rec, Apr. 25.)|

British

April 9 Guiana, (Rec. April 29.)

50

51

Ditto

51

British Guiana, 121.

May 7

52

To the Acting Gov-

Sierra

May 8

ernor.

Leone,

52

167.

53

House of Lords

53

42

The Acting Gover-

nor.

109.

Sierra

April 10 Leone, (Rec. April 29.)|

116.

43

To the Governor

Natal,

Miscel- laneous.

April 29

44

Ditto

Orange River

April 30

Colony,

Miscel-

laneous.

Transmite Resolution of the Board ask- ing for continuance of the Convention.

Forwards copy of a Resolution passed by the Board of Agriculture requesting His Majesty's Government to abstain from giving notice of its intention to withdraw from the Convention.

Forwards copy of a Resolation passed by the Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce supporting the action of the West India Committee in urging the continued adherence of His Majesty's Government to the Sugar Convention.

Requests that the Chamber of Com- merce, Pietermaritzburg, may be in- formed of the receipt of No. 31, and that the question of adherence to the Convention is receiving careful con- sideration.

Requests that the Chamber of Com- merce. of the Orange River Colony may be informed of the receipt of No. 30, and that the question of con- tinued adherence to the Convention

is receiving careful consideration.

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Debate in the House of Lords as to the future policy of the Government in connection with the Sugar Conven- tion.

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