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percentage of saccharine will remedy the evil from which the island is suffering. The trouble lies deeper than this, and the existence, or otherwise, of the Brussels Convention will, I feel convinced, make no difference in the prosperity of Barbados if it is to rest upon its old staple.
28. It seems to me that sugar culture must sooner or later die out in this island, and other products more profitable will take its place. Cotton will no doubt be more extensively grown in those situations which suit its requirements, and possibly, if all the sugar lands were grouped together and worked through central factories, properly placed and equipped, there might be still something to be made out of the cane which has loomed so large in the history of this very interesting island.
I have, &c.,
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No. 2.
VICTORIA..
G. T. CARTER,
Governor.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GEELONG, to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received May 18, 1907.)
17670
[See No. 3.]
Geelong, Victoria, Australia, April 11, 1907. [Printed as No. 18 in [ Cd, 3565], July, 1907.
No. 3.
VICTORIA.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Miscellaneous.)
SIR,
Downing Street, May 23, 1907. I HAVE the honour to request that you will be good enough to inform the Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures, Geelong, that I have duly received his letter of the 11th April* urging, on behalf of the Chamber, the continuance of the Brussels Sugar Convention and that the question of the continued adherence of the United Kingdom to the Convention is receiving the careful con- sideration of His Majesty's Government.
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No. 4.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
I have, &c.,
ELGIN.
May 30, 1907.
MR. ROBERT DUNCAN asked the President of the Board of Trade if he could inform the House what were the amounts and value of the machinery for sugar manufacture exported from the United Kingdom during the years 1898 to 1902 inclusive and during the years 1903 to 1907 inclusive; and if he could say what were the figures for such exports to the British West Indies for the same periods.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE, in reply, said: "I am unable to give the information' asked for as no separate record is kept by the Customs Department of the exports of machinery for sugar manufacture. As I informed the honourable member for Darlington on the 23rd instant, the question of the revision of the classification of machinery in the official trade accounts will be considered by a Departmental Committee during the autumn.'
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No. 5.
SIR EDWARD GREY to SIR H. BERGNE.
Foreign Office, June 1, 1907.
I HAVE received from the Permanent Bureau a copy of the agenda paper of the next session of the l'ermanent Sugar Commission. This document, a copy of which is already in your possession, does not contain any items which call for particular comment. I need hardly say that I am confident that your attitude at the next meeting of the Permanent Commission will be guided, as in the past, by the well-known wishes of His Majesty's Government, which are that their delegate should co-operate loyally with his colleagues on the Commission in carrying out the stipulations of the Sugar Convention, while using all his weight and influence to secure that each question which may arise shall receive due consideration, and that no hasty decision shall be taken on any matter.
The question as to whether His Majesty's Government should continue to be a party to the Sugar Convention after the 1st September, 1908, has recently been considered by His Majesty's Government. A copy of a despatch* sent to Sir A. Hardinge in pursuance of this decision is enclosed herewith for your information and guidance.
Although the negotiations for the conclusion of a modified agreement must necessarily be conducted through the channel of the Belgian Government and the Permament Commission are in no way authorized to negotiate a fresh arrangement, I consider, in view of the repeated inquiries on the matter addressed to you by indi- vidual members of the Commission, and of the opinion expressed by M. Capelle as reported in your despatch of the 14th [16] May last,† that it would be neither cour- teous nor politic to refrain from informing the Commission of the intentions of His Majesty's Government. I authorize you, therefore, to read to the Commission the instructions to Sir A. Hardinge or a translation thereof. You should be careful to explain at the same time that such communication is merely made for the informa tion of the Commission, and you should make it quite clear that you are not autho- rized to discuss the matter officially with its members.
You will be accompanied to Brussels by Mr. Pearson, late of the Colonial Office, and Mr. Fountain, of the Board of Trade, as Assistant Delegates, and by Mr. Addison, of this Office, as Secretary.
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No. 6. QUEENSLAND.
I am, &c.,
E. GREY.
THE CHARTERS TOWERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MINES to COLONIAL OFFICE.
Attached to 22573
(Received June 3, 1907.)
[Acknowledged: see No. 8.]
The Charters Towers Chamber of Commerce and Mines,
Charters Towers, Queensland, April 20, 1907. [Printed as No. 19 in [('d. 3565], July, 1907.]
No. 7.
MEMORANDUM COMMUNICATED to THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR.
His Majesty's Government have given the most careful consideration to the question of the steps which it will be necessary for them to take with regard to the continued participation of this country in the Sugar Convention. In so doing they have not failed to attach great weight to the views and desires of the French Govern- ment, as set out in a Memorandum communicated to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by His Excellency the French Ambassador on the 6th April last.‡
Enclosure in No. 5 in Miscellaneous No. 206. No. 27 in Miscellaneons No. 206.
• Enclosure in No. 9.
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