Subject.
Pago.
Serial No.
Despatch
From or to whom.
No., &c.
Date.
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Subject.
Page.
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Foreign Office
1907.
July 23
Forwards copy of a note from the Belgian Government, reporting the agreement of Germany to the con- sideration of the British proposals at a meeting of the Commission, and copy of a note from the Belgian Ambassador notifying the agreement of Italy and Holland to the meeting of the Commission taking place on July 25th.
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82
The Governor
Jamaica, 410.
1907.
July 18 (Rec. Aug. 1.)
83
To the Governor
Queens- land, Miscel-
August 2
72
Treasury to Foreign
Office.
July 24
Concurs in the proposed instructions to 55
the Brisish Delegate to the forth-
laneous.
73
To Foreign Office...
July 24
74
India
Office Foreign Office.
to
July 25
coming meeting of the Permanent Sugar Commission, and in the forms of certificate of origin of British re- fined sugar and sugar manufactures.
Concurs, in reply to No. 68, in the terms of the proposed instructions to the British Delegate to the meeting of the Permanent Sugar Commission.
States that it is not desired to offer any observations on the draft instructions to the British Delegate at the forth- coming meeting of the Permanent Sugar Commission.
84
Bristol Chamber of
Commerce.
August 7
55
85
56
Townsville Cham- Queens- ber of Commerce. land,
86
nor.
The Acting Gover- Barbados,
153.
June 29 (Rec. Aug. 12.)
July 30 (Rec. Aug. 14.)
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75
Foreign Office
July 26
56
Forwards copies of despatches from Vienna reporting the view of the Austro-Hungarian Government on the courge proposed by His Majesty's Government, and copy of a note from the Belgian Ambassador reporting the agreement of Austria to a meeting of the Commission on July 25th, and of a despatch from Berlin reporting on public feeling.
87
The Governor
Leeward Islands, 319.
July 23 (Rec, Aug. 19.)|
76
Sir H. G. Bergne to
July 27
Sir E. Grey.
Reports result of the meeting of the Permanent Commission held to con- sider the proposals of His Majesty's Government and forwards draft of Additional Act agreed to.
59
88
77
Ditto
Confi-
July 28
dential.
Submits confidential observations on the meeting of the Permanent Com- mission.
60
To the Bristol Cham- ber of Commerce.
August 19
:
78
The Governor
Mauri- tius,
June 12 (Rec. July 29.)
217.
Transmits copy of a resolution adopted by the Chamber of Agriculture ex- pressing great apprehension at the possibility of withdrawal from the Convention.
63
89
House of Commons
August 22
!
79
Cairns Chamber of
Commerce.
Queens- land.
June 14 (Rec. July 29.)
Submite observations in support of the request of the West India Committee that the Convention should not be denounced.
63
90
The Governor
80
To Mr. H. Stewart,
M.P.
July 30
Acknowledges No. 69 and states that His Majesty's Government have not been unmindful of the considera- tions submitted in the petition enclosed therein.
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81
Count de Lalaing to
Sir E. Grey.
Conti- dential,
August 1
Transmits draft of proposed Additional 164
Act, with explanatory note.
91
The Governor
Jamaica, 439.
Angust 8 (Rec. Aug. 27.);
Forwards copy of a letter from the Northside Sugar Planters' Association embodying a resolution endorsing the sentiments expressed in the recent resolution of the Legislative Council on the subject of the Convention.
Requests that the Cairns Chamber of Commerce may be informed of the receipt of No. 79.
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Petition to the Secretary of State pray. ing that His Majesty's Government will reconsider their decision and continue to adhere to the Brussels Convention, the existence of which is considered vital to the existence of sugar refining and allied industries in this country.
Supports request of the West Indian Committee that the Convention should not be denounced.
Encloses resolution passed by the Bar- bados Agricultural Society and the House of Assembly expressing regret and indignation at the proposed with- drawal from the Convention.
Transmits, with remarks, resolution by the Committee of the Antigua Agri- cultural and Commercial Society, expressing alarm at the proposal of His Majesty's Government to de- nounce the penal clauses; observes that if such denunciation is followed by the ruin of the sugar industry, His Majesty's Government must be pre- pared to lower the standard of govern- ment or to continue indefinitely the system of doles.
Acknowledges No. 84, and states that His Majesty's Government have not been unmindful of the considerations submitted in the petition.
Mr. Churchill, in reply to a question by Mr. Mitchell-Thomson, said that the Secretary of State was unwilling to incur the expense of printing resolu- tions received with regard to the Sugar Convention in instalments, and that the question of printing them later, together with the covering despatches, would be considered.
Queens (Rec. Aug. 24) | Reports resolution of the Australian
land,
Sugar Producers' Association to make Telegram.
a strong protest against any denuncia- tion of the Brussels Convention as ruinous to the Australian sugar in- dustry.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 40 and
reters, in reply, to No. 65.
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67
68.
70
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70
71
73
73
74
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Despatch No., &c.
Date.
1907.
xi
Subject.
Page.
Jamaica, 410.
July 18 (Rec. Aug. 1.)
Queens- land,
August 2
Miscel-
laneous.
August 7
Queens- land.
Barbados, 153.
June 29 (Rec. Aug. 12.)
July 30 (Rec. Aug. 14.)
Leeward
July 23 Islands, (Rec. Aug. 19.)
319.
Forwards copy of a letter from the Northside Sugar Planters' Association embodying a resolution endorsing the sentiments expressed in the recent resolution of the Legislative Council on the subject of the Convention.
Requests that the Cairns Chamber of Commerce may be informed of the receipt of No. 79.
Petition to the Secretary of State pray- ing that His Majesty's Government will reconsider their decision and continue to adhere to the Brussels Convention, the existence of which is considered vital to the existence of sugar refining and allied industries in this country.
Supports request of the West Indian Committee that the Convention should not be denounced,
Encloses resolution passed by the Bar- bados Agricultural Society and the House of Assembly expressing_regret and indignation at the proposed with- drawal from the Convention.
Tranernits, with remarks, resolution by the Committee of the Antigua Agri- cultural and Commercial Society. expressing alarm at the proposal of His Majesty's Government to de- nounce the penal clauses; observes that if such denunciation is followed by the ruin of the sugar industry, His Majesty's Government must be pre- pared to lower the standard of govern- ment or to continue indefinitely the system of doles,
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67
68
70
70
70
71
August 19
Acknowledges No. 84, and states that His Majesty's Government have not been unmindful of the considerations submitted in the petition.
73
August 22
Mr. Churchill, in reply to a question by Mr. Mitchell-Thomson, said that the Secretary of State was unwilling to incur the expense of printing resolu- tions received with regard to the Sugar Convention in instalments, and that the question of printing them later, together with the covering despatches, would be considered.
Queens (Rec. Aug. 24) Reports resolution of the Australian
land,
Telegram
Jamaica, 439.
August 8 (Rec. Aug. 27.),
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Sugar Producers' Association to make
a strong protest against any denuncia- tion of the Brussels Convention as ruinous to the Australian sugar in- dlustry.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 40 and
reters, in reply, to No. 65.
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