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Colonial

the Regulations regarding Salutes require

Amendification, Sir commanded by their Lordships to state for the information of Mr Secretary Wardwell that

upon the circumstances my Lords think that the : pursued on this

Occasion

may

be approved

but that it should not be

made a precedent.

My Lords are of opinion

that it is not desirable to

add to the number

of Salutes

and that it would be better

that some understanding should be come to with

Foreign Powers for limiting Salutes to the exchange of

Anniversaries of

the reigning

Sovereigns

the Birth of or

Heir to the Throne,

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or house

equally important occasion.

In the United States no

such counts can occur

and it might be right to consider on what occasions Her Majesty's ships and boats

should

pay similar

compliment to the Flag of that country.

Should Mr Wardwell and Lord Hartington

concur

in this view, my Lords would bring the subject

under the consideration

of the Secretary of State, Foreign Affairs.

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Colonial

the Regulations regarding Salutes require

Amendification, Sir commanded by their Lordships to state for the information of Mr Secretary Wardwell that upon the circumstances my Lords think that the course pursued on this occasion may be approved but that it should not be made a precedent.

My Lords are of opinion that it is not desirable to add to the number of Salutes and that it would be better that some understanding should be come to with Foreign Powers for limiting Salutes to the exchange of Anniversaries of the reigning Sovereigns, the Birth of or Heir to the Throne, or equally important occasion.

In the United States no such counts can occur and it might be right to consider on what occasions Her Majesty's ships and boats should pay similar compliment to the Flag of that country.

Should Mr Wardwell and Lord Hartington concur in this view, my Lords would bring the subject under the consideration of the Secretary of State, Foreign Affairs.

With reference to the assumed discrepancy the instructions respecting arbitration...

Colonial

the Regulations regarding Salutes require Amendment, Sir commanded by their Lordships to state for the information of Mr Secretary Wardwell that upon the circumstances my Lords think that the course pursued on this occasion may be approved but that it should not be made a precedent.

My Lords are of opinion that it is not desirable to add to the number of Salutes and that it would be better that some understanding should be come to with Foreign Powers for limiting Salutes to the exchange of Anniversaries of the reigning Sovereigns, the Birth of or Heir to the Throne, or equally important occasion.

In the United States no such counts can occur and it might be right to consider on what occasions Her Majesty's ships and boats should pay similar compliment to the Flag of that country.

Should Mr Wardwell and Lord Hartington concur in this view, my Lords would bring the subject under the consideration of the Secretary of State, Foreign Affairs.

With reference to the assumed discrepancy the instructions respecting arbitration...