CO129-395 - Public Offices - 1912 — Page 9

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The final para raph of Sir d. Racionale'a despatch alludes

be the question of copyright.

In the Board of Trade lettor

1/4 of Jubruary 19th, 1909 objection was reaffirmed to

Lisa Tnciasion of this subject in any Convention that might be

concluded, and Dir á. Grey assumes that the objection thum

expresaod still holds good.

no tho Board ure no doubt aware, the revised Counter-

raft has been forwarded to the Governor of lion kang, and

the views of the bettor have not yet boon receivod.

ntil, therefore, the views of air B. Layard are known,

and until the point with regard to jurisdiction referred to

earlier in this luttur hng boun decided, it will bo innd-

visable to instruct Sir 0. Faclomid to presant tho revisod

Counter-Draft to the Japanese Govermeant.

Should the necessary conditions be fulfilled and the

no plintions be reopened, dira. drey would ou; eat, for the

consideration of the Zoard, that a copy of 1.3 Draft Con-

vontion might to commiectod conficontially to the hing

Laspolation in view of the part which they have proviously

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