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10. I cannot say what the importations of such articles into England amount to, but they must be very considerable, and, as far as I am in a position to judge, the crush- ing of ground nuts ought to be possible in England at quite as low a cost as at Marseilles.
11. English steam colliers are generally the carriers to Europe, and England would be a better charter than the Mediterranean.
12. I am informed that there were mills some time ago at Louth, in Lincolnshire, and also at Dover up to about 1888. It is stated that ground nut oil can be purchased at some of the leading oil and colourmen in London, but it is not known at what price, nor what it is used for, but it must be at a higher price than the French manufacturers can make it for, and the re-establishment of ground nut oil mills in England might be advantageous.
13. All the other principal exports, wax, rubber, and hides, gọ to England.
I have, &c.,
R. B. LLEWELYN,
Administrator.
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have the right to send it on to the Continent, which right in most instances they avail themselves of, although your returns would only show so much wool shipped to London. In former years all our Colonial produce was bought by representatives of English firms. At present our largest buyers are representatives of Continental firms; in fact, at the present moment, out of the eight firms who buy wool and mohair, six of them buy only for the Continent.
Nearly all the wool and produce exported from Natal is sold in our local market, very little of it being shipped by original farmers, storekeepers, or merchants, as it has been proved that the prices realised here have been, and are (taking the average of the last three years), above parity of London prices. The main reason for our being able to obtain higher prices in proportion than obtain in London is, that manufacturers on the Continent, by purchasing in our local market, and, having the produce shipped direct to them, thereby save all the London charges which they would incur if they purchased in the London market, and those charges are very heavy.
Although this information is not exactly what you have asked for, still, as it bears on loss of trade to the Mother Country, we think it may be desirable.
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17877.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
No. 6.
EXTRACT from Enclosure in ACTING-GOVERNOR GOODENOUGH's Despatch,
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No. 105, of August 3, 1896.
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As regards paragraph 7 of the despatch, practically all our exports go to Great Britain, with the exception of wine, the bulk of which goes to Germany and Holland; everlasting flowers and dried grasses to Germany; and canned fish to France.
Any increase in the consumption in Great Britain of our products must I think be expected rather from more energy on the part of our producers to export more suitable articles, than to a sentimental preference of the British public for products of the British Empire. The consumption of Cape wine might, however, be encouraged in Great Britain, if the British Government could see their way clear to admit it at a lower or preferential rate of duty.
F. W. BURROWES,
Customs, January 28, 1896.
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NATAL.
No. 7.
Collector.
EXTRACT from Replies Received from Merchants to Circulars issued by the Colonial Government. Enclosed in GOVERNOR Sir W. F. HELY-HUTCHINSON'S Despatch, No. 19, of February 23, 1897.
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We would gladly give you the information desired, but we are not importers, only acting as shipping agents and commission merchants for up-country clients. However, we are, in addition, produce brokers, and we think it only right that your attention should be drawn to the very serious question affecting the English trade.
You
Roughly, about 70,000 bales of wool and mohair are shipped from this port every year. Of this quantity, over two-thirds is shipped direct to Continental firms. might say that your Customs returns ought to show you this, but it cannot do so, as we know that in most cases the wool on leaving here is shipped to London, but the shippers
SIR,
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 8.
The AGENT-GENERAL FOR NEW SOUTH WALES to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received September 19, 1896.)
Westminster Chambers, 9, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.
September 17, 1896. ADVERTING to the Earl of Selborne's letter of the 31st December last, informing me, in regard to the seventh paragraph of Mr. Chamberlain's despatch of the 28th November, 1895*, to the Governors of the Colonies on the subject of trade, that
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contemplation a further despatch, asking for a return of any products of the Colonies of the British Empire which might advantageously be exported to the United Kingdom
or other parts of the Empire, but do not at present find a sufficient market there, with any information in regard to quality, price, or freight, which may be useful to British importers," I have now the honour to state that, after communicating the above-quoted letter to my Government, I am now in receipt of a reply, covering print of a report pre- pared by the Secretary to the Board of Exports, Sydney, for the information of Mr. Chamberlain when formulating his contemplated despatch referred to in his com- munication of the 28th November last. I have, therefore, the pleasure to forward, herewith, a copy of the reply and the report referred to, for Mr. Chamberlain's information.
I have, &c.,
SIR,
Enclosure in No. 8.
SAUL SAMUEL.
GOVERNMENT of New South Wales to AGENT-GENERAL.
The Treasury, New South Wales, Sydney, August 3, 1896. WITH reference to your letter of 3rd January last, P. 6/96, I have now the honour to hand you, enclosed, copy of a report by the Secretary to the Board for Exports, dated 26th June, 1896, for the information of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies when formulating his contemplated despatch re- questing a return of any products of the Colonies of the British Empire which might advantageously be exported to the United Kingdom or other parts of the Empire, but do not at present find a sufficient market there.
The Agent-General for New South Wales.
I have, &c., (For Colonial Treasurer),
F. KIRKPATRICK, Under Secretary for Finance and Trade.
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