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Despatch and questions received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies were circulated to all the British members of the Chamber.

A copy of the circular as issued to the British Members is enclosed herewith.

The members were requested to reply in detail to the various questions raised, or to make such comments on the question of Shipping Conferences as seemed to them desirable.

In order that you may fully understand the composition of the Chamber, I beg to enclose a return from which you will note that the total membership of the Chamber amounts to 144, of whom 88 are British.

As will be seen, the Chamber includes a number of individuals or firms, such as Architects, Professional men, Insurance and Industrial Companies, retail dealers, and others who have little or no direct interest in the matter under discussion.

In fact, it may be said that of the 144 members of the Chamber, only some 90 are qualified to express an opinion on the subject of Shipping Conferences.

The result of the plebiscite cannot be taken as altogether satisfactory, as although a second circular was sent asking those firms who were interested in the question to send in their replies, only 32 did so, of whom 18 were British.

Before proceeding to analyse the replies, I would state that the existence of Shipping Conferences is the rule in the overseas trade between China and most of the countries with whom direct communication is maintained.

The trade from America via the Pacific to China and from China to Europe and America via the Canal is almost entirely controlled by Conferences in which all, or most, of the Steamship lines engaged in the trade are associated.

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Despatch and questions received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies were circulated to all the British members of the Chamber. A copy of the circular as issued to the British Members is enclosed herewith. The members were requested to reply in detail to the various questions raised, or to make such comments on the question of Shipping Conferences as seemed to them desirable. In order that you may fully understand the composition of the Chamber, I beg to enclose a return from which you will note that the total membership of the Chamber amounts to 144, of whom 88 are British. As will be seen, the Chamber includes a number of individuals or firms, such as Architects, Professional men, Insurance and Industrial Companies, retail dealers, and others who have little or no direct interest in the matter under discussion. In fact, it may be said that of the 144 members of the Chamber, only some 90 are qualified to express an opinion on the subject of Shipping Conferences. The result of the plebiscite cannot be taken as altogether satisfactory, as although a second circular was sent asking those firms who were interested in the question to send in their replies, only 32 did so, of whom 18 were British. Before proceeding to analyse the replies, I would state that the existence of Shipping Conferences is the rule in the overseas trade between China and most of the countries with whom direct communication is maintained. The trade from America via the Pacific to China and from China to Europe and America via the Canal is almost entirely controlled by Conferences in which all, or most, of the Steamship lines engaged in the trade are associated.
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.80%ermo0 to Todmuo Letono anoжпоH

C

38M 1306 (30оdenоH

678

Despatch and questions received from the Secretary of State for

the Colonies were circulated to all the British members of the

Chamber.

A copy of the circular as issued to the

POBLESS .Ok nejtai nuoy os bonerater ILJIW

*if oft mort dodaqaab s to vyoo gataolono dona) .Iistä bodab

ridiw gullab aetnolod sij 101 978Je to v sú91962 əri, sidro::0

noits ego edi cini exlupas of seduloqqa nolasim:00 Isqof and

OJ TOKOH sitt won eved I ‚68onoretлod to agniя gatqqim to

qu batenienoo Viltetso nsed aad noltaeup aidt Jærið oy miotni

.*edano atris tu attire.00 edu

983Jinaoð aid to anadeel oils to Jeon Rå

aniquina djiw betoonnoo vidosrib asel to eTOM

Oj,пojaaƑostb totta eidsaivba berabtanou now ♪ Betneqno0

18vowod #IS

na Beerqxe of redimio edit to atsdriem Laubivibni srít etivni

.ejata to *18397092 Sk) yd boelat atnioq avoirøv ed¿ no notato

Cisy 193jal s jaid moldnem erall blow I

ant mort Joerib beviǝvet nav nizi broj to Jadid of Talimia

.notastro:00 Layod brid to vrædero62

Todusid eft to settiamo erit to atuomon owl

ni bejaeretni ylogral ai mitt esonw ‡nsilorom a 8:0 ,001Ammo) to

a texto ený bus,antno to ebent droqxe bus droqmt sit dood

*46 97OW Bæti) antqqhie gntbesi end to smo to evidsta8807q87

s bus nemjate a eisqong of aettirmoƉ-dub a za dos of batnioq-

redmaño edit to ereɗmoм edt of boaaoïbbe vetteÍ YAINGuto

vqoo a dółw reridsgod padnemwɔob owt seerfT

-Jeroen siit mort bevlenen anoljasup to aeltea bus rattal end to

be:sluotto snow agniЯ gaiqqtiz no xotezimod Isyof add to Tia-

Tadmado Istoned gnodynol ont lo areḍasn dalji18-non end Ils of

nid to ygoo a riółw zertagoj ateqeq amsa efT

.@oremmo to

British Members is enclosed herewith.

The members were requested to reply in

detail to the various question raised, or to make such comments

on the question of Shipping Conferences as seemed to them desir-

mable.

In order that you may fully understand the

composition of the Chamber I beg to enclose a return from which

you will note that the total membership of the Chamber amounts

to 144 of whom 88 are British.

As will be seen the Chamber includes a

number of individuals or firms such as Architects, Professional

meri,

Insurance and Industrial Companies, retail dealers and

others who have little or no direct interest in the matter

under discussion.

In fact it may be said that of the 144

members of the Chamber only some 90 are qualified to express

an opinion on the subject of Shipping Conferences.

The result of the plebicite cannot be taken

as altogether satisfactory as although a second circular was

sent asking those firms who were interested in the question to

send in their replies only 32 did so, of whom 18 were British.

Before proceeding to analyse the replies

I would state that the existence of Shipping Conferences is the

rule, in the overseas trade between China and most of the

countries with whom direct communication is maintained.

The trade from America via the Pacific to

China and from China to Europe and America via the Canal is

almost entirely controlled by Conferences in which all, or most,

of the Steamship lines engaged in the trade are associated.

110amodt .M .A.1

These

.VIAJ6T092 Isinolo

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