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de Salis.
13
House of Commons.
mercial.)
December 6
14
Sir H. Bergne to Sir
E. Grey.
Confi- dential.
December 14 1906.
conversation with Count Metternich
the with respect to rumoured withdrawal of Great Britain from the Sugar Convention.
Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, in reply to a question by Mr. Essex, said that no opportunity for giving twelve months' notice of withdrawal from the Convention would arise until next autumn, and that there was nothing to add to the declaration made by His Majesty's Government during the debate on the question.
Submits remarks on the feeling among the parties to the Convention as to the andesirability of an abrupt denunciation of the Convention by Great Britain.
1906.
1907.
10
The Governor
Jamaica, 441.
October 16 (Rec. Nov. 5.)
Transmits copy of a resolution by the Northside Sugar Planters' Association, strongly advocating the renewal of the Convention.
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21
Mr. R. Harvey
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February 26
11 To the Governor
Jamaica, November 8
329.
Fears that no announcement can
made at present with regard to the continuance of the Convention.
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Forwards a letter written to the "Glas- gow Herald" criticising the article enclosed in No. 18, together with the reply.
16
22
The Governor
Jamaica, 190.
18
11
11
23
The Montreal Board
of Trade."
24
The Governor
British Guiana, 68.
25
The Imperial Com-
11
missioner of Agri-
culture for the West Indies.
1907.
15
The
Acting
Governor.
Hong Kong, 8.
January 8 (Rec. Feb. 7.)
16
Board of Trade to Foreign Office.
February 13
Reports enquiries by a local firm as to the probability of the continued adhesion of His Majesty's Government to the Brussels Sugar Convention of 1902 and enquires whether it is proposed to take any action under Article X.
Expresses opinion, with reference to No. 14, that there might be advantage in not refusing M. Capelle's invitation to negotiate, but His Majesty's Government should be re- leased from the penal clauses of the Convention.
26
The Governor
13
Barbados, 39.
March 20 (Rec. Apr. 2.)
27
M.
Cambon Foreign Office.
to
April 4
13
28
To the Governor-
General.
Canada,
April 5
Miscel-
laneous.
29
The Governor
17
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the Governor.
Acting
Hong Kong, 40.
February 21
States that no announcement can be made at present as to the adherence of His Majesty's Government to the Convention.
13
Jamaica, 153.
March 22 (Rec. Apr. 11.)'
February 23 (Rec. Mar. 13.)
March 14 (Rec. Mar. 25.)
March 16 (Rec. Apr. 2.)
March 18 (Rec. Apr. 2.)
Forwards copy of a circular to local authorities putting certain questions as to the continuance of the Sugar Convention together with copies of the replies and of Resolutions passed by the Westmoreland Sugar Planters' Association.
Urges the continuance of the Conven-
tion.
Forwards copies of Resolutions passed by the Planters' Association and the Chamber of Commerce, urging con- tinuance of the Convention.
Reports, in reply to No. 19, that, owing to the earthquake in Jamaica, no re- port is likely to be received from the Committee of Planters, and that the preparation of the Bulletin containing the Agricultural Conference Papers is now in hand.
Forwards Petition to the King from the Legislature praying for the continu- ance of the Convention.
Memorandum pointing out the desira- bility of the continued adhesion of Great Britain and submitting a pro- posal that His Majesty's Government should substitute countervailing duties for prohibition in respect of bounty- fed sugars.
Requests that the Montreal Board of Trade may be informed of the receipt of No. 23.
Forwards report by the Magistrate for for St. James on the result of his enquiries into the effect of the Brussels Convention on the Sugar industry in that parish.
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30
39
30
32
34
34
18
Mr. R. Harvey
February 22
Forwards cutting from the "Glasgow Herald" pointing out the results of withdrawal from the Convention.
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30
Chamber of Com- merce of the Orange River Co- lony.
March 19 (Rec. Apr. 15.)
Trusts that His Majesty's Government will continue to support the Conven- tion.
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19
To the Imperial Commissioner of
February 22
Agriculture
for
the West Indies.
Requests that an early opportunity may be given of perusing the report of the Committee of Planters and other papers about to be published in the West Indies in connection with the International Sugar Convention.
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31
Chamber of Com-
merce,
Pieter- maritzburg.
March 21 (Rec. Apr. 15.)
Forwards Resolution of the Executive Council urging the continuance of the Convention.
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32
The Governor
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Foreign Office
to
February 25
Board of Trade.
Concurs in the views expre-sed in No. 16, and suggests that Mr. Lloyd- George should bring the matter before the Cabinet at the first opportune moment.
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Leeward March 21
Islands (Rec. Apr. 15.) (St. Kitts- Nevis),
128.
Forwards copy of a despatch from the Administrator of St. Kitts-Nevis, en- closing a Resolution passed by the Legislative Council urging adherence to the Sugar Convention; concurs in the view expressed.
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