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Serial
From or to whom.
Borisl
From or to whom.
No.
Despatch No.
Date.
Bubject.
12
The High Commis-
sioner for Canada.
Confi- dential.
1894. Sept. 8
Transmite copy of a telegram from the Minister of Trade and Commerce requesting that facilities may be given by the Admiralty to Mr. Sandford Fleming to visit some of the Sandwich islands if necessary.
10
24
Foreign Office
Fogs.
No.
Despatch No.
Date.
Subject.
| Page.
1894. Oct. 2
25
To the Earl of Aber-
deea.
Conf-
Oct. 4
dential.
13
The Earl of Glasgow
Do.
(Rec. Sept. 11)
(New Zealand).
14
To Admiralty
Do.
Sept. 12
Requests that Her Majesty's Govern- ment will negotiate with Hawaii for the transfer of Necker Island to Great Britain for the purpose of a cable
station.
States the object of the mission of Messrs. Fleming and Mercer to Hono- lulu, and hopes that it may be possible to grant facilities to Mr. Sandford Fleming and Mr. Mercer to visit some of the Sandwich islands if neces- Bary.
11
26
To the Earl of Glas-
gow.
Confi- dential.
Oct. 5
States that there is no objection to the confidential communication to the Earl of Aberdeen of the Foreign Office Despatch referred to in Colonial Office letter of 27th September.
Transmits copy of enclosure in Foreign
Office letter of 15th September.
Informs him that the wishes of his Government in the matter of a land- ing place for a cable have been anticipated.
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20
20
11
27
Sir H. W. Norman
37
15
To the High Commis-
Do.
Sept. 12
sioner for Canada.
16
The High Commis
Sept. 12
sioner for Canada.
States that a communication has been made to the Admiralty in the sense of his letter of September 8, 1894. Gives the text of a telegram from the Minister of Trade and Commerce stating that Mr. Sandford Fleming is awaiting the arrival of Mr. Mercer at Ottawa.
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28
12
The Eastern Exten- sion Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited.
29
Mr. Audley Coote
Do.
17
Sept. 12
Transmits copy of a letter covering a memorandum received from Hawaii on Necker Island.
12
Sept. 16 (Rec. Oct. 12.)
18
Foreign Office
Sept. 15
Transmits copy of a Despatch to Mr.
Hawes, draft of which was curred in by Colonial Office letter of 30th August.
13
con-
30
To Admiralty
11
19
The Earl of Aberdeen
250
31
To Sir H. W. Nor-
26
Oct. 25
man (New Guines).
206
Sept. 4 (Rec. Oct. 15.)
Oct. 19
Oct. 25
Transmita copy of a letter from the Administrator of British New Guinea, drawing attention to the desirability of having surveys made from Cook- town or Thursday Island by way of British New Guines and the Solomon and Gilbert Islands before a decision is taken as to the route of the Pacific cable.
Transmits copy of a letter which bas been addressed to the Canadian Minister for Trade and Commerce in reference to the public invitation for tenders for a Pacific cable.
Reports that he has made arrangements for the continuation of the Australia- New Caledonian cable to Walace (Wallis) Island, and states the con- ditions on which he will take it to Fiji.
Transmits copy of Sir H. W. Norman's Despatch (New Guinea), No. 37, of September 4, 1894, and indicates the nature of the reply returned thereto.
In reply to his Despatch, No. 37, of September 4, 1894, informs him that Sir William MacGregor's proposal will receive due consideration.
Reports that by the Reciprocity Treaty the Hawaiian Government cannot enter into arrangements involving a lease of territory to a foreign Govern ment without the previous consent of the United States Government, but that if this consent is obtained favour- able terms will be submitted to the Legialsture.
Transmits copy of Mr. Audley Coote's letter of September 16, 1891, and of Colonial Office Despatch to Viscount Gormanston, No. 54, of October 31, 1894.
Requests him to inform Mr. Coote that the whole subject is under considera- tion, but that it is not likely that his scheme will commend itself to Her Majesty's Government.
Places the services of Mr. Mercer at the
disposal of the Dominion Govern ment if they should desire him to proceed to Washington to afford ex- planations.
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22
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
18
32
Tele- W. H. Mercer, Esq.
(at San Francisco). graphic.
(Rec. Oct. 27)
Sept. 5 (Rec. Sept. 19.)
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20
Do.
257
Sept. 8 (Bec. Sept. 26.)
266
21
Do.
Sept. 14 (Rec. Sept. 26.)
22
To Foreign Office
Sept. 27
23
Admiralty
Ost, 1
Transmits copy of a Privy Council Minute submitting a summary report by the Minister of Trade and Com- merce of the proceedings of the Con- ference.
Forwards a Privy Council Minute ex- pressing the thanks of the Dominion Government to Her Majesty's Govern. ment and the various Colonial Govern- ments for their ready co-operation in the work of the recent Conference at Ostawa.
Miouts
Transmits a Privy Council
nominating Mr. Sandford Fleming as the Canadian agent in the negotiations for obtaining the use of one of the Hawaiian islands for Pacific cable purposes.
Inquires whether there is any objec- tion to the communication to the Governor-General of the enclosure in Foreign Office letter of 15th Septem- ber.
Transmits copy of a telegram from the Commander-in-Chief (Pacific Station) reporting that a full survey of, and report on, Necker Island goes home by the next mail.
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33
To Foreign Office
Oct. 31
To Post Office.
19
34
'To
Viscount Gor- manston (Tasmania).
54
Oct. 31
20
35
35
To the Earl of Aber-
deen.
Tele-
Nov. 1
graphic.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 885
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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Serial
From or to whom.
Despatch
No.
No.
36
Admiralty
vi
Date.
1894. Nov. 1
37
Sir H. W. Norman
42
Sept. 27 (Rec. Nov, 3.)
38
To Foreign Office
Nov. 3
Subject.