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(51)
IGREEMENT
Entered into between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and the President of the French Republic,
regulating the commercial relations between Canada and France in res-
pect of Customs tariflPs.
Ottawa, 6th March, 1893.
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AGRKEMHXT REGULATING THE COMMERCIAL RKLATIONS BETWEEN
CANADA AND FRANCE IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMS TARIFFS.
Her JIajesty tho Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and the President of the French Republic, being alike desirous of facilitating and
extending commercial relations between Canada and France have rftsolved to con-
clude an agreement to this end, and have named as their plenipotentiaries that is
to say : — '
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
His Excellency the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a Peer of the United Kin"-dom a
member of the Most Honourable Privy Council, Vice-Admiral of Ulster '^Varden
and Keeper of the Cinque Ports, Constable of the Castle Dover, etc., Her Ambas-
sador Extraordinary .ind Plenipotentiary to the Government of the French Republic
and Sir Charles Tapper, Baronet, High Commissioner for Canada in London '
The President of the French Republic, Son Excellence M. Jules Devello, Deputy
and Minister tor Foreign Aft'airn,and Son Excellence M. Siegfried, Deputy Minister
for the Department of Commerce, Industry and of the Colonies. '
Who after having communicated to each other their respective full powers
found in good and due form have agreed upon the tbllowiog articles : '
ARTICLE 1.
Wines, sparkling and non-sparlding, common soaps, savons de Marseille (Cas-
tile soaps) and nuts, almonds, prunes and plums of French origin entering Canada
shall enjoy the following advantages : — '
1. Non-sparkling wines gauging 15 degi-ees by the centesimal alcoholmeter or
less, or according to the Canadian system of testing containing 2(> per cenl.or less of
alcohol, and all sparkling wines shall bo exempted from the surtaxe or ad vatorum
duty of 30 per cent.
2. The present duty charged on common soaps, savons de Marseille (Casti -
soaps) shall be reduced by one half.
3. The present duty charged on nuts, almonds, prunes and plums shall be
reduced by one third.
Article 2.
Any commercial advantage granted by Canada to any third Power, especially in
tariff patters, shall be enjoyed fully by Franco, Algeria and the French'colonies
c^p^ C^.^"^^'^
,^'
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"^M'
FBENOH TREATr.
Article 3.
The following articles of Canadian origin imported direct from that country
accompunied by certificates of origin shall receive the advantage of the minimum
tariff on entering Franco, Algeria or the French colonies : —
Canned meats.
Condensed milk, pure.
Fresh water fish, oels.
Fish preserved in iiioir natural form.
Lobsters and crayfish preserved in their natural form.
Apples and pears, fresh, dried or pressed.
Fruits preserved, others, '
Building timber in rough or sawn.
Wood pavement.
Staves,
Wood pulp (cellulose).
Extract of chesnut and other tanning extracts.
Common paper, machine made.
Prepared skins, others, whole,
Boots and shoes.
Furniture of common wood.
Furniture other than chairs, of solid wood, common.
Flooring in pine or soft wood.
Wooden sea-going ships.
It is understood that the advantage of any reduction of (\\xiy granted to any
other Power on any of the articles enumerated above shall be extended full}' to
Canada, •
Article 4.
The present agreement having received the sanction of the Parliament of Canada
and of the French Chambers shiil' ' ; utified and the ratifications shall be exchanged
at Paris as soon as possible. It siiall come into operation immediately after this
formality has been accomplished, and shall continue in force until the expiration of
twel '6 months after cither of the contracting parties shall have given notice of their
intention of terminating the same.
It is agreed likewise that if non-sparkling wines gauging fifteen degrees at the
most, or sparkling wines, become subject later on to an increase of duty in Canada,
the French Government by denouncing the present agreement could terminate its
operation immediately without waiting until the expiration of the twelve months'
delay provided for above.
In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present
agreement and affixed thereto the seals of their ai-ms.
Done in duplicate, at Paris, this 6th day of February, 1893.
DUFFERm AND AVA,
JULES DEVELLE,
CHAELES TUPPER,
JULES SIEGFRIED.
(5lA)
COPIES
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Of correspondence anil other papers in relation to an Agreement entered into
between Her Majesty the Qneen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland and the President of the Frendi Republic, regulating the
commercial relations between Canada and France in respect of Customs
tariffs,
Ottawa, March 15(1,, 1893.
.Ottawa, 12th January, 1803.
Tho Honourable Sir Charles Tapper, Bart., K.C.M.G.,
Hi^di Commissioner for Canada, London, Eng.
you S^folfowinrS:- "''^'-'''•- ''^ ^^"^" '^''''''^'' ^^ '^^ -^ht to send
..l.n.n ■^'' ^"r'''' negotiations, Government cannot accei,t conditions involved in
tlT. /♦^"" F ^^f.'*'"«'^'P subvention and reduction duty French books, buta-M-ee
Th^t trr.l"''^'"" treatment so far as articles named in Treaty are concerned,
rhey agree to other conditions^n return for minimum tariff on articles named as
SSa''c;;th°"?efo'iir;ir .?'''"*"■ ^"" ^^''^^ *» ^°" ''-• - ^ «^«' -
" BOVVELL."
Which 1 now confirm, so as to avoid the chance of any mistake as to its exact words.
Believe me yours faithfully,
JOHN J. McGEE, Clerk of the Privy Council
Copies of Cablegrams.
To TnPPER, London. ^''^^^^' ^'^ ^'^'^^^Y, 1893.
informt?nnlT?ni^'^'*'* received this morning, impossible to decide until furthe-
proPS is'aftrc'ee^!'^ ""*' ^'^"''^'^ ^" '^'''^'' ^" ^^« ^'•*"«- ^^^'^ -^'^^
BOWELL.
BowELL, Ottawa. ^'''''"'''' ^^l^ruary, 1893.
and l^tlWiT^"" Ti""^^ '",/^"' ^''"°^'*y '« f""^ answered by my letters 24th
and 25th January, which should have reached you yesterday.
TUPPEE.
To Sir John Thompson, Ottawa. ^^^''' ''^ ^''''''''y> ^^'^'
ni...>oHL~'-^t^""'^"*'-ru°'^",^',^! at Foreign Office to-day at five, only aiLeiation in draft
a ready sent you is the addition of wood pavement in the piece. The letters were
feUerTwedSsday ™''''"^ ^"" '"'"' in^^English and FreSch both of Sy and
51a-li TUPFEK
FRENCH TREATY.
TupPEB, London, (md tbi-wnrd) Ottawa, 6th Febi-uniy, 1803.
THOMPSON.
Ottawa, 7th February, 1893.
TuppER, London.
«.j ,n ,.„M8c...„ „r,.,„,. E„tr"„7 ctii:"r„xsr.::j; r v^;,7S^
liOWELL.
BowELL, Ottawa. London, 8th February, 1893.
in ongmal draft except to give m n mi m ^1r^fFn ^T/ ^^^^'e^'n^ent. No change
all the other articles enumfrn^r SHio, nil •'"Tl^"'" P^^^ment in addition^o
teatmncH are not binding, but optional ^ ^ "'"" '"^ ''"'''^ exchanged by pien.po-
TUPPER.
TuppER, London. Ottawa, 10th February, 1893
.ot Franco co„,i<ier l.or a ,Jird Po-r i.tlJjL'^Sen'Sl tTtt^T"' ''""'"'
BowELL, Ottawa.
BOWELL.
London, 11th February, 1893.
You will find bv rpft»rAnpn t,^ -p i
reserved ibr consid^ratir fLc\ —Cfr"'^' '^''''? ^-«« "ot included, but
reserved for consideration Canad an ?wS ''"^^ °» books 'wL*
The term ' third power ' cannot iifinHf ' i t, ^^"".'^^y being made by Eneland
possession; this t/eaty, therefore 'm w.v' • f ^/''"'" ^'" ""^ British Colony or
ments between Canada^nd GSBHtSn'ol any bSS cilon^"'^^^'^^'^' --"s"
TUPPEB.
BowELL, Ottawa. London, llth February, 1893
,a.^' '-^"^ °- law o„ French shipping b„„„«e, pr„„„„.« '.hirtecn.h
(Translation.) PABRE.
Proposal of French Commi
ssioners,
n^^^A 1 , , 22nd November ISQ^
J utdeSst^JuiLi;^^^^^^^^^
and p^ums imported from France"' lo Canada ^ '^ °" °"'^' ''''"^"ds, prfiles
^ Moreover, the Canadian PI«„ipote,uiTv „n- * ,
government make the reduction of a^perSonrln^J.^I '? ^-^^o^niend that his
He undertakes to do the same as to th^e ^edTction of To ^ ^"°^' "".^ P'''"ted matter
levied on common soaps. reauction of 50 per cent, in the duty now
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FRENCH TREATV.
It 18 understood that all advanfagos granted to another power
wha'^oever of the Canadian Tariff, shall bo extended Ic. France.
The Canadian Government undertake to give a h'lbsidy of £100
steamers having for terminus a French port. '
on any article
,000 to a line of
Imports of Timber from Canada.
Vfur 1H91.
KirHt 10 Montlig
(if um.
Bordeaux
Brest
Boulogne
Cette
LeHavre and I)ie|i|ie.
Marseilles
n,874,000
•llit.OOO
7a'),(KK)
2.iHI7,(K)0
Nantes.:;. v. ■.■■.■.'. v. Mm,<H)0
Total
'_>4,01ti,<XX)
K.
3,128,t)00
i)37,(H)0
1,.V)(»,00()
37!»,(KH»
.'),im,<tOO
(^Translation.)
France will admit to the benefit of the minimum tariff the following Canadian
articles, having certificate of origin: — -
No. 128. Building timber, rough or sawn.
" 130. Staves.
" 615. Wooden sea-going ships.
" 19. Canned meats.
" 47. In part,— Fish preserved in natural form.
49. In part,— Lobsters and crayfish preserved in natural form.
" 80. In part, — Fruits preserved, or others.
" 600. In part,— Flooring in balsam or soft wood.
" 591. In part,— Common furniture.
" 592 bis. In part,— Furniture of common wood, or others.
" 168. Wood pulp.
" 84-85.— In part,— Apples and pears, fresh, dried, or 'M-essed.
" 480-1-2. Boots and shoes.
" 238 bis.. Extract of chestnut and other tanning extraciB
'■■ 45. Fresh water fish, eels.
" 35 bis. Milk, concentrated, pure.
" 461. Common paper, machine made.
* -a-'Lt^^'" I" P*^"t>— Prepared skins, others, whole (general tariff, 50 frs.; minimum
tariff, 25 francs.)
(Translation.)
The French Government reserves to itself the right to examine the proposal to
grant the minimum tariff as to cheese.
It is understood that any reduction in the minimum tariff granted to any Power
whatsoever, as to one of the hereinbefore enumerated articles, shall be applicable
de piano to Canada. . > t^f
FRENCH TREATY.
Eeductions which would be
onjoyod by Caiindiaii Products imported into St
I'lerro and Miquelon.
(Applicoticiii of mhicf<l t.iriff pi.-imred l,y tlu- ConHfil clEtut.)
l'ri«liiftH,
Vivlu.-
ill
Knincs.
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Swine .'. . \
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I 'nits,
HiiKlittli.
I'nitM,
Kii'iicli.
f>ut.v nniler
iniinii
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Meat, freHli
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Pork '..'..'..'...)
Viaiides di' poiv . i"
oa(«, . . ;;'; I
Avoine J
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Karinc ■■ I
Fodder (liay) -|
Fonrnnfea (foin). . .....,' i
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Poinnies (It. terre . ...... f
Shi|w, sea-gdinjf . . )
Xavire.s de nicr ("
T<)bacco(r(il!s(ir chopped n
Tabac (en roideau on
haclie).. I
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11.400
"(,500
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260 I
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5,345 I
35,i)!)0
39,000
32,000
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300
1,252 lieiul
210 "
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7,104 doz.
25,0f)ll '
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27,510 "
2,000 hnw. I
1,4(M) brlN. 1
100 kil.
fr. e.
7»ti,<Mill kil.
X.INH) c|tx.
.'57,700 kil.
3,(i(K) (itx.
1,252 head
1,2.V) kil.
7,435 head
n,\iH) kil.
3,532 "
2.5,IK)0 "
48(t "
12,(M)0
K(),(H)0
21,000
(1.12
2.40
15.00
0.75
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30.00 JExempt..
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3,S27 " 1,000 "
6.00 ExemptH..
23.00 do .
en njoyenne.
14 ,50
I 12.00 ExempteH.
' 3.00 ' 0,50f.
10.0(» ' ,35
en nioyenne.i
0.50 i 30
0.40 lExenipts. .]
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0.40
2.00
15.00
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1 00 f.:
00
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109.00
niiiiimmn tariff. '^'^'■'^'''' '''"'""""" "" "'^-^^ ••<'«"">., would amount to ab..ut 237^ francs below the
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VRENCII TREATY.
OfKKK uF the IIkih CoMMISSrO.NER FOR CANADA, VlCTORfA CHAMBERS,
17 Victoria Street, London, S.W., 2nd JJeconibor, 181)2.
Dear Sir John Tiidmi-son,— The lIonoumMo the Minister ..f Fiimnco lias taken
with iiini (•oi)ieH of my reportn to your piedoeoshor, Sir .lohn Abhott, on the nem)tin-
tions which, under tht intitructionsof the Canadian (fovernment, I havohe-jn carryinL'
on, in conjunction with I[;h E.xcellencythe Mar()uisof Dutlerin and Ava, in I'uris in
relation to the extension of trade hetwecn i'rance and Canada. Tiieso j)a'perH include
the proposal nuido by the French ne^'otiatorn at our last nieetin-,' when wo
adjourned until we should i-ctoive an intimation of the docir*ion of the Canadian
(•overnnieni upon that proposition.
I now inclose for your con^id-jralion a detailed statement (No. 1) of the reniis-
Hions of duty that we should ho called upon to make to France, and a statement
(No. 2) on the other hand of the reduction ot duty under the minimum tariff on the
present exports lo Franco,and one (No. a) of the estimated value of the concessions
which Franccproposes to make in relation to our trade with St. IMeiroand Minuolon.
It must nut be fori^'otten thatso long ago as 1882, my predecosKor, Sir Alexander
(jalt, made a foimal proposal to the (iovernment of France, based upon an Order in
Council of the Canadian (iovernment, declaring that at the next ensuing meeting of
the Legislature the duly of 30 per cent, ad valorem on all French wines would bo
reuuced unconditionally to 15 percent, which, as you will at once perceive, only left
a margin, provided that promise had been carried out, of 15 per cent, ad valorem.
The present proposal does not involve the surrender of the duty on any wines
containing 2(i degrees of alcoholic strength, and, therefore, it is not as extensive as
the pledge given by the Canadian (iovernment to which I have referred.
The annexed memorandum upon the various articles on which it is proposed by
1 ranee to give us the minimum tariff, will explain the grounds upon whi(di, Ithink,
we may hope to obtain a material extension of trade probably in excess of the
estimate (No. 4) herewith enclosed.
I trust that your Government will give the most prompt attenticn that it is pos-
sible to this important subject, and that you will inform mo by cable of the decision
at which the Council may arrive, and of any modification that you may find it neces-
sary to adopt.
Looking to the groat importance to Canada of obtaining 4iew markets for the
extension of her trade, I cannot but think these proposals worthy of the most favour-
able consideration of the Government.
I should add that the French negotiators wore able to make a very strong case
of the reduction lo 5 per cent, of the duty on books, as all books are admitted free
by France, and in the Ur'-ed States there is no duty on French books or publica-
tions. They also attach. . reat importance to the reduction of the duty on Castile
soap, as strengthening tiijii hands in carrying any proposal through the Chambers,
which is strongly protective in its policy.
I do not anticipate that the change in the French Government which is now
taking j.lace will materially affect the negotiations which have boon carried on by
gentlemen holding permanent and very high official positions in the Department of
Commerce.
remain, wtc,
CHARLES TUPPER.
P.S.— It should be observed in regard to Canada's trade with St. Pierre, that in
the absence of any arrangement our exports thither after the Ist February next
would be subject to the maximum tariff, and the duty payable on the basis of the
enclnaed rnturns would ho some 287,000 francs higher thau that to bo loviou under
the proposed reduced minimum tariff.
C. T.
Notes on items referred to in Statement No. IV (in despatch of December Ist, 1892)
on the estimated additional trade with France under the minimum tariff.
KRKNCII TREATY.
Timber.
ce,Jan)^r,T,l .I"""l'"''*'«" "f Cana<l,i'H export of wood to Franco is about IV nor
cent, of the total imports of Hqaared and Hawii timber. ' '
1 ho oHtimated incroam) in calculatod at that rate on fifty nor cent of thu imn..rf«
from count rio. now un<lor the ma.vimum taritf ^ ^ P"''"
impoH ;j-Zbor';;s:\,Sr'"''' ''"•'"'"" '' "'^'^ '^ '"'• '^""'- "'■^^^^ ^'''"' ^'•--^
li..n kiCH)'*; ""''''"'" "'"°-*"'"'^*' °f the oak staves imported into Franco ((56^ mil-
Norway nine tenths of the pino and other staves ri3 million kilogs) •
t-n'i/ uT,'^^ for a decrease of o.xporls from Austria/which is under the ma.Kimum
a, .ft and the subst. ufon therefor of other hard wood and pino staves a lar«e d™
nd or the latter becomes probable, and Canada's prosont'light con°r buS of 10 "
millions towards the imports might be largely increased. '«"non oi w
Wood Pulp.
3:^,0(mons.^ ''"''"''" ^'■"'" "'"""*'■'«« ""'^°'' t''« mi'^inium tariff amount to some
article?'' ''^''""^"'^ '''"^'^ '-^ "bout 10 per cent, of Canada's present exports of that
Tl-o business is done on a small margin,
timber.''"'^ ''"'^ '""''"• " ^'"'"'^ '''''''^''^' ""'* '"'^"'^ ^"^ «*''PP'-~'^ "■ '^'»i"%' ^-^ssol" ^vith
Flooring, Tongued and Grooved.
t.ia,Befgi';Im''''''''""^ imported in considerable quantities from- Germany, Aus-
coulSs:;i;:?^^;^;sSa,.lm' ^"^ ^'"^- "' ""^-^"'^ '"« p-^^^"^ -p-'^« ^^
Extract of Bark.
Tho^T.^pIu^'^ ago Canada supplied between 600 and 700 barrels annually to France
The use of this article and its manufacture in Canada has developed considerably s^nco."
Ships.
During the last 20 years, Franco has ocoasionally bought wooden shins from
Srto^u " h'T'lt' P^°««"ld«P''«/-d condition of fhe incfustiy.CanLSuK
Vessels. ^^^ !^ proportion of the present importation of sea-going wooden
Lobsters,
The estimated increase consists of the imports credited to the United States
and a small proportion of those received from England. The bulk of he lobsters'
w^rnolll" ^^''T' "'r *^^° T'''' ™"'^* b« ^""^di'^". «"d the supp y int t,
will no doubt be shipped in bond through the Slates or by direct sailings in ordei to
frfe Ijlo'Sre lob *;'' "" f '" 'T^'''' ^"'■''^^^ ^'«" '■■'^P^t- ^^e 2 t"at Fran e
Canifln n .P f ^^^^^^""^ ^''T ^^^ ^^""^^^ ""d^'' **>« minimum tariff, should -ive
Canada a great advantage in this trade. It is assumed that the condition of"the
Canadian obster fisheries will permit of .this trade being maintained '
rs-^Qi-n.u Canadian exports to the United States of America in 1891 were
6,853,1 iO lbs. canned, and 37,000 barrels fresh lobsters. "
Corned Canned Fish— (Salmon).
The estimated trade is equal to 2,000 cases.
/Annn^'^'N "^'^♦'ct trade from the Pacific coast of the U.S.A. of 184 000 Ib^
(4 000 cases); from the United States America Atlantic coast of 148 000 lbs and "
oxSpf saSe";' "' '''-''' ''^- ^''^ """y '""'"^^ «" •'^•^-- fi^VpreserVJi'i^oll
1(
^
t'RBNCH TREATT.
9
Canned Meats,
The OHtimated trndo in cjotililo that of isill.
1 onJnmMk"''?'i! '?1l°' "''P."''''''' '" l«i»l t.>' Franco 6,800,000 lbs., and KnKland
1,.»00,000 IbH., the latter no doubt larKciy American and Colonial canned rnoatr?.
Applen— (Dried).
The eMlimatoil trade has boon doubled.
Fresh.— TluH is a now trade, but the price of good table fruit in Franco would
seom to warrant a moderate importation, the duly being comparatively light.
Canned Fruits.
If tJ.o«o arc put ui. with sugar to preserve tbecontentB thoro is only a mu::imum
unt^; ,t not prcHnrved in spiriiM or sugar, the duty is about loss than one-third that
on tboso preserveil with sugar.
Boots and Shoes.
Knglnnd.sui)plioH the bulk of those imi)orts which, in tho a-'-'re^atc reach...!
some C.(.00,0.)« francs in 1891. Canada wolld bo placed upon tbT.la AZg a
iingland in regard to this tra<le. *
Furniture.
The estimated trndo is one-half the exports of the United States to Franco.
Live Eels.
f-.nrv,'''''!^"''^'?'' '^"*' included in the list in consequence of strong representations
fiom a Nova bcotia shipper of live eols to tiio Cnited States and to England.
Condensed Milk.
Canadian condensed milk contains a considerable percentage of sucar. France
exports large quanUties of this article. ^
^«in?nnnrr'l "V"" P"''' /''?'* concontr^ pur), is imported in moderate quantities
(«400,000), hat almost exclusively from Switzerland.
Prepared Skins— {Tanned Sole and Upper Leather)— Whole Skins.
The estimated trade is equal to two per cent, of the present ( inadian exuorts
llather"''^ ''^ entirely to England. Franco imports considerable quantities of
10
FRENCH TREATY.
Statemknt showing the import into Canada in 1891, of French articles included in
irt/Te:rlta:Kr"' Co..i.ione. with'the amount of tir/edS ;,"f
Articles.
Vahif
of
Im-
IM)ltS.
Duties in
Camilla.
Aiiicjunt
of
Duty paid.
I'lojidi'tioii
of
Duty
Keiiiitted.
= i-
Claivts and Miiijriiiidics, inidnri
2li degree.-,. ...... ,' '
CiiainpiiKne and other .spark-
linK winejs ;— |
•I'uartM 1
Spec. \A(/ Vcii
I lilts.. .
A pinfH
J5ooks and piiiiteil niattfr, in
Frendi
Soap, Castile
Xuts, filberts and wainuts
do all other
.\lnionds, shelled '
'lo Mot shelled ...
Prunes anil I'linns. .
'.I3,!M2 2.V'. per gall, and
;<o p. c. (1)1 i-(ii .
7(>,74L' igS.OOp. doz. and
Wtp. c. ,iU nil.'
"(i.'i'.H' .1*1. .")0 p. doz. and!
HO p. f. (i,( n,l.\
327 .*!().75 J), doz. and
30 p. c. ml nil.'.
4!l,!)04 ir. percent..
10,412 2 cents peril..
30,803 3 cents per Hi
2,r)r)2 3 do
HliO n cents i)er ill.
10,307 3 cents per lli.
4,33(i 1 cent per Hi. ,
24,224 2K,1.S3 IW i>.i: oil v 2H,]83
18,020 2.3,023 ,30 percent.
17,745 23,0<W 30 do .
220 98 30 do
7.48.J
4,4(;o
12,854
1,207
20(i
4,.304
700
10 percent. .
1 ceni |). lb.
1 do lb
1 do lb,
1 cent p. lb.
;', ilo lb.
23.023
23,008
08
74,312 .371,5(iO
4,i)!M)
2,2,30
4,2.S4
432
lU3i
2,35
24,0.50
11,1.50
21.420
2,1(10
7ii76
1,175
•i-
'
87,017 I 439,i)85
eluded in
1 action of
37I,5(i(>
9 ! 24,950
3 I 11,160
t 21.420
i I 2,160
i ! ziizo
) i 1,175
' i 439^
•i-
FRENCH TBEATY.
11
No.
Duty payable on same under the Maximum and Minimum TariU
I
ft*
Articles
•i>UillltltllK.
' Iniportt'd ' Max
fi'iiii iiiiiiii
Caiiiida. 'J'miff,
128
130
(il5
1!)
47
Francs.
rm
592'/
108
84- r.
480 •>
238//
45
:»
4()1
47B
2!HI,7;!<t
.•>,070
iTinilx^r and W(Hid
the rmigli t I
Tiiiil)erandw(M)d8awii.24,0()0,(KK) kil 2 •>3't"<'Mi
htavBH : '-■'—'
HliipH, wiiodcn. .
C'"> j mt'ats 25,0(KVkil. \".
Laiiiicd Hsli 1
iCaiiiiedli.b.sti.i-« /3l'.M2t;ilH.'(
Canned fruit
|Kl()(iring, tnnguedii
RiiK)ved,aiid jilanedl
of hard and soft!
\viM)d i
Coniinon furniture , , ]
Furniture, wooden,
J)l.un, otiiers
\V(«)d pulp. . r ■ '
Apples a!iii pears, fresh
and dried
BiMitH, shoes and slip-
I«'rs . .
Extractor bark].!!.'.
Live eels
Condensed milk . , . . .
I'aper, connnon, ma-
chine made |
Prepared skin.s . . ."|
5(),77(>1I)S. i
25,.?38 kili
494,300
349,986 ! 144,320
t Estimated,
FRKNCII TIIEATY.
i
1i
Articles.
^'al^^ c in
3
Units.
10
' IP"*' 80,000
-i'Vilt 2] Q^^•,
3|Heriiii^.SaIt..(i; 18,' (MK)
^liV'"'*"**-, I 12,000
jjiHornecl cuttle. I I52,im
''Sr'"'' •• -».30()
i>>t'y 11, -KM.
Jftf" •, r,,:m)
Meat Ircsh.. 12,0(M|
11
12
13
- Lai'd
J Pork ■■
tOats.. .
14'Floui-
15 FiKlder (Hiiy)
1(> I'otatocs . . ,
11 S'''!'" (""'Hlen)
18;lol.acc<> .Rolls
1,, „,"''cli<>p|>e<l..
II' 1 t'a
2() ijiimlierof all I
kincL-i /
' 7,300 tons
22,-l-l(i I, us.
2,514 l)rls
:«)0 ton.M
1,252 he'd
_ 210 do
7,435 do
ll.lOO Ki).
7,1(!1 do;t,
50,00() Uw,
74,00!)
8,"00 i|t.
37,700 kil.
3(i,(M)!( do
1,252 lic'(
1,250
7,43i-)
11,4(J0 ki
3,53.3 do
25,000 do
2.50
7,rm
.5.345
3,5,000
3)»,(KK)
32,000
82,000
22, (XK)
3,800
Kstiniatcd
1,20(),(MX)
1,783,395 i
! 060 do
27,510
2,000 t>u«.
1,4(M) bils
000 tons
Ki.OOOliiis.
(> shi|)s
i
22,(HJO ll,s
3,827
480 do
12,(XH) do
80,000 do
21,000 do
01,(M)!» do
(iOO'J do
500 tons
i
12,0(H) kil.
l,t>00
I
^
FRENCH TREATT.
m
I
Francs.
Free
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
d(,
17
Free
400
78
183
P'ree
do
120
144
13
^°" fr"ni'^''V^ •' wT"¥ *^^ estimated increase of Canadian Exports to France under
and MSumTatiff """"""^ ^^^"'^ payable on the same under the Maximum
'•^■=
Amount! ! 15 — S 1
Estimated ! Rate of l"iMi'<-; Hat.M.f ' S^' ^ ' ■;
A(lflitiomiI Maximum '{""J Minimum ^ ^' [ S
Trade. | Duty. ^;-;- „nty. : f i = , ?
;^\ ir ^1 j_
I Francs Francs i i
' ,J^,''-, l''>'»n'=8. |)er jFrancs iFrancs
!"<' kll. 100 kil !
' «!447,«^)« ii<l'20,(MH) : 2 .")()
10 mil • ^
128
130
168
Staves . . ' 52,320 kil'. '.'.'/ \\ 1'.".' ")'.'•. .; ■• i I
Wood pulp
600 Flooring
238 Extract of bark
615 .Ships..
Rii" ::::!/^^3.^oo-kii.:|| 1-25 1 r„-m
' Average. I
j /"Miclianical, i
f 1.000 tons. I 1.20 I 12,000
! I C'hfmical,2r)0' |
I tnn«.
>toi.2r)
0.75
None
2..-)0
6,2,t0
rl„ /400,000 kil. 1
'•" n.S21.O00...,.l| *••<»<» ; -'O.WXJ
12f),G.J0i (12,000
I
3,)t34: 2,.Vi!
0.75| 7,000 4,rK)0
2.fJ0 .5,000; 1,2;>0
3.50 14,000; U,o<JO
o.OOf)
S.OOi
3,000: 2,(HKl
, 1,0(M» brls.... ,
<lo • SI 7, 000 : - 5,00
h0O,(K)O kil.,;)
• ,'!;' V.,,. „■ 51!!* """'■■■■ • ■• • '"'"'* '■• ^"" ''•"'"'' - "" r- ton 1,000^ i,:m
4'» T.nhKtHiK <<-inn,.f1 ' 1 23M,12b ll»s. . H00,000kil.. I „„
I l^"b»te.s, canned. . ^ , ^,.(, ,^^, 1,(^0,000 lbs! ] | ■'•'"O 2^,000 25.00 200.(K)0' 40,0<K)
47 Fish, canned 'xone.... ' .1 oO,(»oo kil.. . j |
I IIM), 000 lbs.. I J •'"■""
,„ ~ J (50,000 lbs... ■>
19 Canned meats 50,000 lbs , [ 25,ooo kil ... - 20 00
.*.5,()00 j
85
84
80
Apples, dried .50,000 lb.s { i^lJ'JJ* »«■ • • j., 15.no
/°,;-:'^ ^""" is;^';;^r,'::} 3.001 2.25..; 2.001,500
Canned fruits .$1,070 , ■ :
15,000; 25.00 12,500 2,.50O
5,000
3,750^
15. (M( 3,750 1,2.5<»
10.00 2..500 1,2.50
r5o
j.50
480-2 jBoots and sIxm-s.. . . None 1,000 pairs. . . . ^'7^ 1,750| ^'''T2o' 1,2.H)
I ! Average. ! Average, j
501 'Plain furniture... do jg!^.^-'-^ i..50 ,,KK,| 7.5011,500 -,.,
i)92 Furniture, other 1
45 Live eeLs Ncine '■...'............
35 Condensed milk . . . do ..........
401 Paper, connnon. . . . do
476
Prepared skins, tan-
ned, sole and up-
I>er leather
Whole skins
(iiw '':::'} ^-""i ^^'^
25.00
7,500! 7,500
134,500
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FRENCH THEATY.
C
Of
Grand Hotel, Paris, 25tli January, 1893
Article II.
Great Bn>;ln'r"d"Kl^i.!r'! ''^ ""'""' '"""^''y- "^P''^''^'"^ *« ^ho United Kingdom of
dosimi to «,b.mul„ Ihcrofor Xo iSl ',wi,*'™ji';;r± ' ""I''""""' '° "'<"" """■ '
Fninci .-o,,!,! to .cn,,i,l S b^a v™"' J r^ Xri, ^^^ p.-P-d Trc..,!., will,
2c.b'i;;ir.?nli'iuv!iT'£":Ll^'"!i?:r"'«'i'°-'!i'"^
fo.,4re,s=C'-Kt;jr'iiM^^^^
cnUM, „,„i,.„a, „d one .b, L 0^^^- .tl.Tr; ^iolt K "a^
I am yours faithfully,
CHARLES TUPPER.
Grand Hotel, Paris, 26th January, 1893
said, ll,» Covernmcnt l°nd ZpoTorto ml,„Hfr-!h°'l '"'*"» °"'"''^^
be,,, tbe„ w„. .„ ebjeetion .A'Z/eTr^s'r.Srp^r;^^^
i
1
,. w?.
'^
PRKNCir TREATY.
of tho exchani-o of n. ..i,':;-;.'.;.p'/L"', "'''''' ' "l^'^^'h. together with tho question
of tlic excliiiiii-o of a rt.,luction of Vh^'.t.l't',"^" ' '".'"':"' '"^'0"i«i' with tli
tho .ni.n-mum tariftWrneW ^ '" P'""t'"S-M>.int8, drawin;
•'s &c., tor
nated liv Pari! a-
m.,,t;,iJ:.x™^,l:r.=i:;;i;;:;r"E^;^„;i7, ™'7'3- ^u;pn.. , , -
which lias fiutisficd tho I^Vnn,. V.wlf- f '^'"'^^f' <-i"iidu and France, in a manner
tions can bo takin by V'lnada ' ^'^"'''""■■'' "'"' '" ""«> t.. which, I thin!:, no excep-
^'-V^^'^^^tZSl^^^^^^ i'l ;•- text of ,he Treat, tendin, to
"-'d exchan.ired. I now indo e a c ,7o. JKv " H""a '^'''^'' ^^«'" '''«" '^^^'Pt-'
i'pp.ovo.l at .his nieetin;;. ' ^ •''° "'''^ "' ^''" ^''^'"3' '" ''''OMch as it was
bl;;o\±\li'*!}:!£'''^!^'-«'-<''^- ^^'- h"^ hecn unwell A,r some .lays past and
I
v. .^.,..,, ,^..^1 weeKa<'ain to Par
in niv iiidLnnent tho terms nP fl,,. .,,... " '^J" ,"'," "'""" "'^" ^i''* I'-xeollencv.
withFraircomaybocI'^iSlt y S^^^^^^ have been able to ne^otiafo
advantages under which C'anmla iX^i ^1 nn i T'u ^'''^^'"''^ '" '''^''^' "'''he dis-
pledges given to France i.i "m re -1 u nL^^^^^^ T"" /?'" *''*' ""^•"l«lled
and the present small uniount , t J n e^tn ed"' Tho'"'"' ^^ '"^ P-'-'^'^--".
compares most favourablv with the rece t UnS^^^^ /'""'° '^'"' ^^' "0''.)ubt that it
under which, as yon wilfsee o nu'rl 'C of I • f '' ;''''-''"fe'«'"0"t with Franco,
Mr. Whitelaw J{4l, the late AmJ^1S„" n J^^ i. 'p ""'' ^'V'-frPondonce between
States gave tree en ry to 811 Sio "f f^«neb . ^''"'T'-'"''^ ^^'' ^^"^'^'' ^ho United
tariff on woo,l« n Z,i <•...?/,.''.''." ^\ '.'®"«h products in return for the inJnim,,^
; "^' ">'y">^yei to pass the
ofartieles upon which the ^inin^un^lll^l^H^;:::^^;:;!;';^^/- j;^/™^
a coijsulerabie trade, may be devoi;;;d 'wllh"!^;;,;;;;*
r^^^^^S'u:^:^^:'^^^^^ in Pans, in commu-
elsewhere in this matter anil ^e L" e„l -in r .^ ''" '•"' '''"'*''' '° ^''''''^ ''"^
the whole subject of trade in the U J ,7!.'.;?11"':."'>'.'''^'1"«'^^ ''l^ exhaustive report on
the whole subject of t a I'e i the iist'ofaHi'^fp"' "'^' 'T''' '""'^ ?^haustivo report on
this ready for you. "^ *" '^^''^'^ '" 1"e«tu>n. I hope shortly to have
printl^!?rVwt's"w 'o'f^r^'"" "^^ ^''.« P''"PO''«d reduction of duty on paintin^^s
per.cent. would be consideXal^fLtortV''^^^^ "^f ^ ''^''"^'i^" t« iO
ss«::;t t?tt '" ^--- i^n^^^ ln^=^"(S: "155 -^r ^s
- th^=^m;^;::;s;t j:^: sr;i:r?£:^i^f!,:v'!,^ tr- '-^r
fbr a n:w";i^JS S,^" S'ch e'" "'"" l"?'"'^^' «"^*'"^ ^ lar^ market in Franco
What Cliocidar L ;; n^Hand ( r^^o'e Tin f":'""''""*^ '"','' afa^ntageous condition !
the consumption of which is enormous '' '"^'"*''^' ^'^^ mo..t popular cheese,
16
FREXCII TREATY.
against 15 francs, the Tnii'^u^'f nS t "'u^-lo^'df.'; . ^f T •P^'• ^^ '^"«' I
France must lar^rdy ceaso Gruvoie cI.oprp „«\ ' ° """ ^^^'''^ ^'"'"^^ with
mil':. A profitabio utilization of tl, by nV, i.Jc u'L' "'7'"' '\"'"''' «*' ^'^i-""
becomes po«mble if the mi.umum tan ■hoT-m c.,U '. p '.*' °^ T ''"'''^'^•' factories
able, m I'bope you will bi t" a •inlo hi m^ tl^ ?""'')' T" '*''''''■ ^^^^ ^'^ ' L
Switzerian(i^^I,^ Robertson tLionUnimrw^n^ suggest sentfing to 1
England, to'study the que Uo of thrZufh^^^^^^^^^ ^"''" '^ "«^^ ^^ I
guidanceand inluctioLf th'^lt-nTaldngYnrst^y 'n'o^^^^^^^^^^^ '"^'""^' ^-- ^"^^ 1
obu.^.^';ii^:-^.[:;^^is=tC^t; =rrt^^ ^^
Owing to the disturbed state ohin. here m^one innT*^ f\"" '"';"<^''* '"^^^'^''t-
would bo without doubt a maj; ritv^n th. Phnmh T '^'"'V""^ '"'I^Pen. There
Commissioners have also sKedfhri^shrt^nti^shouldT'f "■"^^1' ""^ ^^«
moment possible, by the stinulation L • . •!. » become lawattheeariiest
ratifications ^hould^Jt^hi^SdZ'SerZr M.:;cr3i:;: nJt '"^'^ ^'"' ^'"^
f am yours faithfully,
CHARLES TUPPER.
Translation op Project
n r , January, 1893.
would"::coZeVt';;ou"Gov1;n,:et\^J? '"^---' "- ^hat you
to you concerning the\X ssTon into Am "if ^^^^ ^ *^"^'.''''^ ^°"'""' ^« «"bniit
building plans, of Frenchm- gi" is pmn Id ourh! "^'' T'r^' ''^^^'^^^ ""^^
Republic 'would desire that th\ agreen n 'E\„"do t fJSow ''Th"r ■""'^"^ '' *'>^
the Dominion would a-nec on tho tir«r tv,,., f^ • . !""""V ^'"^ 'government of
the Canadian Tariff, "(Tnceli^ L Si i 1 i."""'!? o''" "^^ ''^' ^r'' "^^ ^^*"" ^^^ «f
well known merit, And copies of the olm^^^^^^^^^ ""'^'"''^ ^^^ '-^'-lists of
part, to reduce fro n 20 toTner cenV c ft^^^^^^^ "'''I' 'f^T' '''"^' °" *''« ««^»"^1
Won paintings, engravL^ dr;;^!^ S^iXg^l^li'^^™ ^'^ "^ ^^^ ^'^-
give^Su:^toi;:^S^.iI::::'^/n,{'5S.''T= the^iovemment of the Dominion
ment will consent to addThrc'to the h^t of ar 'iclTs fT'"?-' ''' '-^"^^^ ^«^''^^"-
aecordance with the terms of artirh. \ „f ^K of Canadian origin, which, in
adm^ into Eranee, ASll^lT^^f ^.[^l^SZ Su J^fe '^^^ " ^'^
ence,^rm'e^rtt?trKn;'^U;n£''K^^^ .^ --"-in^''he confer-
velopment of the commercia re'a to h betwP«n ? ; ''"'''"? '' «r^"''"^'« ''>« de-
vote!] by the Parliament of Canada a'sutj^ of WO oSSlnZT'.' 'l"' '''"'"^, ^° ^'
steamers sailing from a Canadian to a FrenJhJrt'^^^^ '^ ''"« «^'
impo^^i'rcSliiS'im.^^^i^.S^^t'tlS.f ^'^f '"^^^'^^^^ of Canadian
to Inform you tJiat ttse' n ter s hu'l'^criv 7^^^^^^^^^ /-""r '''% ''«"«"'■
Cou,.n and that the special decree i^^^tSZl^^:^:^^^^;
I hasten toacknowledge receipt of your communication and thank you therefor.
The Right Honourable . ^^^^^> '^^'^ February, 1893.
The Earl of Rosefcery, K.C.
I
l
FRENCH TUEATT.
i
V '
mont of tho French Kepublii- ^"""morte, the Plen.potontinrioH of tho (JoVern-
Lo.dsh.p's above mentioned despatch authonty conveye.I in Vour
I have the honour to be with the"hi^,.he.t respect, my Lord
^our Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
• DUFFEKIX AND AVA.
f,T Paris, 6th February 18'J3
-graving,, <l„„i„g,, „„,, „,,i,J;.";',; » iL „' '^e [rS.?!'' ,"' I'"--""™' I'""".
Ihe Government of th.. rJo.,nki;„ • '"'^ "^^ tnierinif Canada,
to Hhould be as folbw;! Tl e'" o e ^ll TS T ^^" ''''T'^' ='^--^ '^"-'ed
t^io one hand to maintain the 3 ^of d Uv as^.'reJ'''"'' ? ^'""-J'' ^n^-^c- on
Canadian taritf in respect of " pictures and vvSwr'^tl^ '" ''''' '"'''"''^ "•'■■* «f 'h^'
known merit, and copies of ^,.reat musle," m ' " u'T' '•"'"'"''^^' ''>"^''t*''ts of well
other hand, to reduce f.om 20 to 5 peT ont X 1,/^ -^t '"^T "'^'''^" '^n^' '>" the
lolative to "pictures, en.rravin°s d.uvfn 1 .?, ,^"^^^ '^''"^l*^ '^^^ «'the same taritf
As verbally a-^reed w e I .?v«',i; ■ "^ "'"' "'•ch'tectural drawings."
IS meanwhile understood that if, as Wo hone I- r Canad.an (Jovernment. It
Canada thinks it possible to ^^ ve saUsfactkm to frr""'"" "^ "'*^ Do.ninion of
Republic on this point, the FLch G ,vernment wil ^'""'''T'''' "^" ^''^ ^'r«nch
cheese to the list of articles of CanaS ar o^S w liU "'f'" ""."' l''"'^ ^^^ "^'d
agreement signed this day will be admitted nT^nnl A " "■'"' «V"'^i^''o ^^ of the
the advantage of the minimum tariff '^"''^' ^'^"^'''^^ ^"'^' ''^'•' Colonies, to
Your E^r^:i:s!:^TiJ.:r^it^.z!r ^^ '^"^'^"^'^' -«''« •— to
Parhament, desirous of Louri ^5 o devlnL'nTnp'"'"'' """• ^ "'"^ ^''^ ^'«»adian
he two countries, has voted a su^bve tion of S Jjo forT''''"' ''^''1'"'' ^'"tween
a line of steamers to run between a r-Lnf^linn . ^'^ P"''P"''« "^ ^^^tablishin^
terminus port on the other. Canadian port on one side, and a French
We have the honour to be with the highest consideration.
Monsieur le Mini.stre '
Your Excelleney's most obedient and humble servants,
DUFFFmNA.fD AVA,
CHAELES TUPPER '
^.^^The proposed treaty which would in the sequence follow is now before Par-
61—2
18
FRENOH TRKATT.
Memorandum of articles exported to St. Pierre and Miquelon during the Fiscal Year
ended 30th June, 1892, and showing reduction under new Tariff applicable to
those Islands in force since 1st February, 1893.
Articles.
Coal Tmis.
Halt Kusli.
Hcrriiigs (saltnl) Brls.
Htiivos M,
Cattlf.
I'iKS . . . .
.Shi't'L). . .
Tcniltry
E(?g8. '
Head.
Meat
lianl " I
I'ork : " :
Oats Bu«h.
Flour •. . . llrU.
VoiUlf-r (liay ) TonH.
Potatoes ,, Hush.
Ships (sea-Koiii«) . Tons.
Tobacco Lbs.
Tea " 1
Total
14.7«
f>7,7r>H
24,!)0!1
7,221
2,5!t7
077
22,l«ti
814
28,281
5,777
113,.'«56
Equals S2M,43!».
•121,500
Memorandu.m re French Tariffs.
Unit.
in spirits.
Logs— 2 decimeters and under iPer 1(X> kilos. .
Staves !
Shi|)8 Per ton
Meats in boxes (cans) 'Per 100 kilos.
Fish — ])reserved
do —fresh (eels)
Lobsters — preserved .
Table fruits other than preserved
sugar or honey
Apples and pears— fresh
do —dried
Wood veneers for panpietry
Cellulose i)ulp
do — uieelianieal moist.
do —chemical
Extract of chestnut, &c., t.annin..
Condensed milk
Paper- connnon machine-made. . . .
Hides
Boots and shoes — top lxK)ts 'Per|)8ir...
do — for men and women do ....
do — shtx"? do
Common furniture— ch.airs Per 100 kilos.
do —otlier than chairs do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
Tariff in force
jirior to .Ian.,
18!I2.
Tariff in force since
.January, 18i)2.
Francs.
1 ..
Free.
2 .
8 ..
10 ..
10.
8
Free
(>
1
.'-Xot in tariff
Free
(i
11
50
1-25.
0'7n.
7- 50.
5(X).
Maxinuini.
Minimum.
Francs.
Francs.
1-50
100
1-25
0-75
5 00
2 00
20 00
15 00
30 on
25 00
10 00
5 (K)
3000
25 (M)
1000
800
3()0
2 00
15 (K)
10 00 ,
5 00
1 50
0-75
2 50
500
10 00
1300
50 00
250
2-50
100
1100
000
3-50
1-00
0-50
2()0
3 (M»
5 00
1000
25 00
2 00
t-50
0-7h
!)()0
50O
PRBNOH TREATY.
15,312
3;«i
i(i,3ur)
522
3,204
1,322
U,2'>t)
2,720
430
7,084
15
1,35(!
3,280
22,775
1,3»>5
2,420
1,028
1.800
5,22fi
"r^^^^sj^-s^^i^'ss^-''-
19
Tariff
Nuiiilicr
I 'nit.
Ijogs, rouKh and sawn
StavHH . , .
^^wl^Id^"''™' f°M.arquetry of fir ,„ other noft
CVlluloHt,. |,iil|)', (iriVd. . .'. I
''" iiieclianical moist .' .' I
O" clKjmical.. '
nfa-gouiK slii|w of w,„id
1 reserved niHiits in ]h,xw
do fish
fiolistcrs, |inw„rvi'd.
'tr'or'h^er'':":' ""'«-'- ^in^" i" "i^ritsi
ApjWes and pears, fresh '
do dried... !
iirH)ts and niujes '
do
do
J'resh water fish (eels)
tjimdensed milk
Common paper, machine made
t:.^ iX '':"^^' "'her than goat.- kid,
Common furniture (chairs)
^ nrn.ture, other than chairs i„ comnmn' woofi.' .
Total remittant reduction
r'-qual to
138
130
(JOO
DM
prijxinium Minimum
I Kttte. , Kate.
mc vejfe-j
015
1(1
47
4!»
8<i
84
480
48]
482
238
45
35 I
401 j
47(i i
5i»l
502
100 kill
(220.4 lbs.
do .
do .
do .
do .
<i<, .
Tons
100 kilos..
100
100
>l.i
100
100
100
do
do
do
Kraiics. Kranc-
1 iV)
125
5(H)
l-.V)
'75
2r)0
5iH)
20-00
30-00
30 00
1 00
(.-)
|100 do ..
10- ,
100 do 1
3-
15- 1
Per pair.
2 -,50
flo
2 -.50
<lo . .
100
100 kilos..
5-
100 do . .
10-
100 do
lo-
100 do ,
13
3 .50
1(10
-.50
2 (H)
2 (K»
15-0(»
25 00
25-00 I
10
2-00
1-rK)
•75
on
K««hu'tion of
' Duty on
Hasis of \',.ar
1801 ou
K.v|iortations.
Francs.
l.%,403
r)48
2,4(K»
205
.50-
11-
0-
3
lo-
gs
0-
5-
17,(i.50
148
157,443
«30,41()
Memo, re Exports to' France
the redaction whic"^' wou?d tlfnTlZr ih^t^^""' ^^^^' ^^^^> Showing, also
Tanif of 1892, had it been thenrfo; t as woK'""'" Tariff from Maximum
under M.nimum ^.ri^ ^s eorn^re^:^iS]::^i^^^:^^r^^
Article and Quantity K.vported.
tesrw^l""" '''^"' ^'''32 standard 5 M. feet
>^iiips, 492 tons. ' .'
Preserved meats, 144 pounds . .' .'
Preserved obsters, 328,126 ixjumls'l
Apples, dried, 50,776 jxiunc/s ^
Note. -There ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ati^i^^^^^ ^th^
51-2J
the articles namecThiTi^^ii^^;;;";;:;;^
I
20
FRENCH TRKATY,
i"!l'"J^!'"-'^^Ji;^"*J'^''""«« ^o'" ^fa« ^^'«ca' Year endod 30th Ju»o, 18H1.
ArticleN,
Win..
"I
•K not H|>ftrklintf "»ii<l not ov.r 2(i i^-v cnt. pr, of
Chnin|«KMc iind other H|.iirkli"nif wini.n!
Ni'tH, otlii.r ...', ,[[\
I'lunis iiM(l |inini'K
.Soap, conjiiK.n aiifl CuHtili.
Total.
V'alut'.
!tH,!M2
ir.;«.7(!l
10,41(J
Duty
CollHCted.
l'r(i|Hmi'(|
|i«'r cent.
.•.L'.in: :m ,,.c. ml mr
72,7^11 ,1,,
l,.Mo .W, p.,.. „(f
u,\:,\ ,io
707 do
4,-i()i no p.c. off
ii>'<liir'tion
Aiiiiiiuit.
2H,1HH
■4li,l-J|t
i,i;u
4,7 It)
a,23i
82,929
iMPoRTATit.N, from countries other than France. Fiscal Year en<lo.i 30th .rune.
1891.
Articl(.
Wiiw's, not sparkliuK and notover2(i |K.rccnt. of proofj
Chanipaifnc and otjim spiirklinij '\v\nvl,'
Alniuiids
NiitH, otlii'i' '........'.
Pluniri and pniiies ■■......,....
Soap, CO on anil castiln. . , . ]
Value.
1<W,1'.I4
.■tl,.S23
4<),II44
123,7!Mi
102,010
.3(J,300
Duty
Colloc'ted.
PnjjioHMl
per cent.
I'er Cent.
T.ital.
.so,ti;u 'mf,.v.,i'h>,i.
S2,.">H". .'«»p.c.,i,/,„/.
14,-J4H
Ii2,4(i0
i7,Hiir) 1
«,4.")« i
.'of dnty...
Reduction
Anjoinit.
;t',44.s
!i,:i!»7
4,7">o
:.'"i,7.'..s
r),!»").j
4,22<J
77,5^
Articles imported from France for the Fiscal Year ended 30th Juno, 18S2.
Vahi
Duty Percentage ' Amount
Collected. *';, '''"IK'^ed of I'nilKwed
I Keduction. Reduction.
Wines, not sparkling |
Chamimgiic and other si)arking\v'iiie8' ' !
.■XliHondx ^ ^ " ■ 'i
NutH, other ■■■.■'....'..
I'liinis and prunes .'.'..'.. '
.Soaps, common
do Castile ;;; .;;.;;;;;;■
Total reduction on importations fnmi
r rancc
10(i,2«i)
1(!,393
174,203
27,(;r)2
24,343
1,043
230,818
•S cts.
ioi,ti(;ri (K)
1.3,2)11 ()()
1,1)02 00
1,272 00
4H 00
10,5!)!) (MJ
* cts. Per Cent.
•1* cts.
.07,
081 00
.30
23!) 70
.30
.T)4 Oi(
33.^
820 5(i
:«?
243 43
;«.^
ir. 1)4
^j
(il(5 37
;iO,40!l
oil
1 2.3, Kil
!M
i 1,784 07
1 27()
r.i
1 81
14
' 7
82
2,.30S 18
58,11«J
,53
COUXTRIKS OTHER THAN FRANCE.
Wines, not sparkling
Champagne and other sparkling'winea' '
Almonds
Nuts, other
Plums and prunes .....!..!!
Soaps, common '.'.'..'..,
do Castilf i
128,701
3,783
44.S,573
1.782,88(1
1,871,405
870,()o5
7(i,!i48 (K)
30,(ir)0 no
.fiO.OSO 00
8;<,412 00
()8,2«7 00
46,644 00
Total
55,283 00
10,6.52 11
Hi, 134 18
53,4iM! .56
17,714 06
13,236 42
30
30
h duty
h "
/
TjO
23,084 00
10,!t»5 00
5,.378 00
17,832 00
5,!X)5 00
.5,102 00
1,.532 00
69,888 00
I
ne, 1891.
IHC(i
K-.
IlK'tioll
I'llt.
Ai
Kiiirit.
1
1^
('/ ml
4(1,12)1
■. ..(F
i,4;u
4,71(1
. ctf
l.',231
82,(129
)tli .June. 181»],
Hwl Kfdiiction
'lit. j Aniiiiiiit.
lit.
/ (■((/.
31', 448
/ m/.
!l,3»7
r .. . ,
4.750
2(1, TM
"i, !»■)">
....
4,22it
77,532
me, 1892.
as,'.'
Aiiiuuiit
wfd (if I'rii|M)s<<l
Ull.
Rediiutioii.
It.
8 cts.
.S(l,4!l!( Till
2.S,l(il 111
1,784 (i7
27(1 .-.1
81 14
7 82
■J,^nH 18
58,119 53
23,(184 (10
10,!(>)5 00
iity
5, .378 00
17.832 CO
5.1)05 (10
/
5,1()2 00
I
l,r)32 00
(59,888 GO
21
f'RK.NCII TRBATV.
SYNOI'SIS.
'"" w::':'.?::.;':::::;:'" '"•"«'''"^-- ^^^ your .„,,, .oth .,uno, ,8.2:-
Jndiroct '■* #58.111)
Diioct .'' "1'"""^"""*'"' y^'Wfndc.i^Oth.Jin.o/i^oi :—
Indirect :!ii82,!)2fl
''''i^^J^;--^on^^^ 77.5..
Loss to Frnnco ot. ba8i«"'of ■kxiiolVation'to'^;"' n" ;^ •*''*-^
to l\i,itr now i,/ force :.!... '" ''""^ ""'•^•i"..in. Tarilf
(Circular.) «-';M39
CErAlmiE.NT OF TrAI.K a.m. C.M.MEltCE.
v«,. Mr Ottawa, 20th Fcbniarv 180-4
whereof ,. hereto appended. ^"«^"""* l"'ilt of St. P,orre and Miqiielun, copy
^^4^^^t;!Z^^ '<i';'.-n 18 fo, an practical
W. G. PAHMKLEIO. /)a;>«^y ilf/„e»^er.
0#cia; Journal, 2hth December, 1892.
The Pro.sidnnt of the French Republic ^^^^^^^ ^ni, Colonial Office.
Sin! ;a"the llw c^^S'^^ of^Iarine and the Colonies ;
General Custom^. TarS '"^ '^"•"""■^' ^^^2, relating to the establishment of the
^^'i^^:^:r:^:^^^^'^ ««--' ^--cii of st. Pien. et
Decrees — '
p.o.i;^c',!: ?miSc<r?„To''srp?e,',t°„r'r'''', •'"''""■• farm; in ,» fa,- a, f„r„«„
.0 ^epwhe t,':nj?b:';.z;'a;".a',iirrtd s '■<'™"""° » »■■■«'• -«■ which i.
nient of thi.« decree. "'"' *'''' Cclon.os .8 charged with the enforce-
Done at Paris, the 21,st December, 1892.
By the President of the Republic:— CARNOT.
The Minuter of Marine and the Colonies
JSURDEAU.
riKNCH TREATY.
f^^.^^ ,,0 ,M a^ereo «^PP'^^;j^;^;.^^nt^P^ar^ ot Mi.,.olo„ the Metropolitan
/. Live iSfo^'k.
ftlten and cows, exempted.
€wt*»^, '>xemj)fed.
WttluS, / and slioop, exempted.
PiK". exoin|, led.
FowIb, exempted.
Pigeons, exempted.
//. Products of Animals.
Fresh meats, exempted.
Game, killed, exempted.
Salt pork, :i fiH. per 100 kilo^.
Coined l)eefand other salt meats. 6 fra
per 100 kiiog. '
Lai'd, 3 frs. (IHc. per 100 kilo<r.
i-ggs, exemi)ted.
///. Fisheries.
Fresh rish, exempted.
Salt fish, other than cod, klippfish,
'''S.^?.^"."^.''^'-''"^'' ''"•empted. A'VI. Marble, stone, earths and combus-
I TA TT'oorf.
Fiiowo(Ml, exempted.
Hoops and staves, exempted.
renco rails, exempted.
Timber an.l lumber, ui| kinds, If. cen-
{times per lOfl kilog. '
^V/ V, Miscellaneous Products.
Fresh vegetahlos, exempted.
Hay, {)re8sed, :!0 ctmtimes per 100 kilog.
-rfF. Liquors.
^^Alcohol, 31 frs. t;Oc. per hectolitre, at
^^Brandy, ;n frs. 60c. per hectolitre, at
litS"';^ S". '"""' ^^ *"• •''^''- P*'^' ^''°'°-
Uin, 31 IVs. (iOc. per hectolitre, at 89°.
Fresh oysters, exempted.
VL Breadstuffs
tible minerals.
Coal, exempted.
Anthracite, 10 centimes per 100 kiloff
\\T\ , a ,. ^vnthracito, 10 centimes per 100 kiloc
\\ tieat flour, 6T) centimes poi- 100 kilog. ^iineral oil and petroleum 13 frs 2^o
uats, 50 centimes por 100 kilog. * per 100 kilog. ' ' "^- ^^'''
Indian corn, 50 ceplimes per 100 kilog. xvtjt nu • ,
Indian corn meal, 15 centimes per 100 ^ K///. Chemicals.
'<»'og. ' Salt, fi-ee.
Kice, 15 centimes per 100 kilog. i ^'.Z/F Yarn^
Potatoes, exempted. ^ l' ,, , ^^^^•^<^rns.
Cotton threads, 8 frs. per 100 kilog.
VIL Fruits and Seeds.
Fresh fruits, exempted.
-or. Textile fabrics.
I n 'If '°^^ ?'^""' ^^ ^'■«- P«'' 1«0 kilog.
F/7i. ^o^.n,a,^,,,„,,^,, ,,„,„„^^,,„. !,..Vw"iS:1f fS^r ISotlof "' ^'"'"^
Tea, 9 fis. per 100 kilog. i ^ ^•
Coffee, 7 frs. 30c. per 100 kilog
Molasses, 1 fr. 60c. per 100 kiloi;
iscuits, 5 frs. 50c. per 100 kilog
(hocolate, not sweetened, 9 frs. per 100
kilog. *^
Pepper, 7 frs. per 100 kilog.
Leaf t „acco, 50 frs. per 100 kilog.
^^7'"S "^ti ohowing tobacco, and
snuf}, 150 frt, .■>: TOO kilog.
^_ Cigars a.ul c . -, , ,8, 2:u^ frs. per 100
JCA7X Arms, Powder uud Amimnition.
Gunpowder, 12 frs. 6' ., per iOO kilog.
^O'J', Manufactured wood.
Lumber planed, tongued and grooved
20 centimes per 100 kilog. '
^^JCLV. Articles of diverse materials.
Schooners, exempted.
Dories, 25 frs. per unit.
The abo, : . - .r.riexed to t,,, decree of the 2l8t December, 189^!
The Jilinister of Marine and the Colonies,
BURDEAU.
I
.
he Metropolitan
|»tO(J.
1 kinclH, If) ceil-
Products.
ited.
M |ior 100 kilog.
I.
' hectolitre, at
hectolitre, at
)0c. per hecto-
)litro, at 89°.
\s and conibus-
)er 100 kilojtr.
n, 13 fiu 25c.
lis.
100 kiiog.
rics.
er 100 kilog.
piece, single
og.
Amvumition.
" i''0 Kllog.
tcood.
and giooved,
! materials.
(61 10
SLITLOIKN'TAHY KCTCPN
Ottawa, 20t}i March, 1898.
H. th,.eo o'clock "^rtr^-^^^ ionbvtheciul. train
tolographod to my private sec "o7a, v , F. r , *^«;"'"'', ,"'«'' ' I h"'! previously
that nL-teli:^7;;;;;j|r'^- ^;;'t^--i"^ to mfor. .« „ .. they had learnt
< Government fixing^ho day anil^our of tT«T''r t''»t,.l.ty ron. the IVeneh
had ascertained deMrutel^ C tirUnite,? St .""m-'^:- ^ ^^ "'^■' ^"'^' "^« ""'^ ^^^
taken up t., the present time i, rcXml to tht, 1 ^'"'"^"' ^''"' "' "•'''•^" '""» ''«"»
Mr. Whi.elaw liiid, rospo t?ng t e"" ol eslt^o??^^ ^^- ''''^ P'-"^'«<'«-or,
States on several articles, as the Cham boLio fLt ,'"'"''""'" ^'»''' ^o the United
that having been made a " Projet lo Loi " n t i " ■ "" "''^'l'^"*' '^- ^^ "PPears
Chambers i. necessary to ■n-voTt' ottVct " ''""■""' '*" "«^'"" "* ^^'^
been':Sby'H?rlSuc^K;rSl was shown a letter u aich had just
Foreign Artair.fa cop^ ofSh is noi^o.o?!" ^•°"\^ 'i'*'"*' ^''" ^"^lini^tei of
receive us at the ForeiL^ OffllmtK ■ n '^''' "17'"« *''«' he won; '
£t';;, ;;';'Sr^i:;i'fii V ?«f «:t
openingthenegotiation; a Jrf.rKT ''■'.'"''"'' ^"">^ ^^e line to I
FUfoffice,lhrw":'w\te:h'^^^^^^
and Ava, who presented me to TTi« h^L 'n!y.Y5'. J'^ '^^b^ tho Marquis <
DEAU.
bt glad to
and that he
he French
league, the
)ne of the
"Legation,
r Foreign
!ly called
taken in
and Ava, wl.o'pre^ented^mTto ms^F^oli'''"'''";': J'il-'"^ ^^ ^^« ^^^'^^^' "' DurteHn
Lord Duflferin and I ^x plained .flllT'^' 'm° ^^'"'.:''"'' ^'''" ^"''^'i'" Altairs.
were received with great cSrdialUv^,Jdw:rf''"'^/^^^ '^^''' "^ ""^- -">«-"«• ^Ve
the best attention oflho iCncTGo^^nmrnt "''" ^^ ^'"^ '^'^' *' ^^'^"''^ '^'-'^i^'^
M. Pullaln'tfe cirorth/cTstomrnel'T' '^ ---""-ation with 31 Ha.otaux
partn.en.al official and we dis« ^^^h thT';.""^ M Jioume, another 1. ,h do-'
o'clock. ' aiscussed with them the questions at issue until Tf^er fl
21
FRENCH TREATY.
in J>a,..., on the g,o..n.l that tho United States (fovernrLnt 1 l"; n ttc h^^ SI" L
auiu..-,aiUlioiucd tie tTovornmont by proclamation to withhold these advinf.Hrf.«
^^Sr''"' ''''' ''' ""^ ^'^'^ '" ^^^"^" " ^"''^ Z--^- in e^livall^iu'S
I fluted that in the (^UHtoms Act now in force in Canada 8U.rar ten cotreo ..nd
toh^r^.n ? ^ the ro-imposi lion of certain duties upon sugar, molasses and
S^^en F ~ T^!,r i^:-?"" ^"^^^^'" P^"-i^''"« ^"^ an excellent fa^ Tv^
,u;,' / f ' 1^ '"^ "^'^'"" "'"' Canada that would thus enable us to avoid trins
shipment of goods passing through (;reat Britain. I added that T could iivenn
lions wth J laneo, and to promote intercourse between tho two countries than 1 v
•a ling then, attention to the advertisement inviting tenders for this "eCe which
f;;;;^: ;r.:;.rdn"'u'!' ■" ''''' '"^r ^^r'' '^'^ ^'"-^ communrc:tion"b'erw '
I ranee and I anada, and vice versa, a French j.ort being stipulated for -is tho n.Tnt
from which the ste,uner> should start and to lich they shSd .Sun, " ^^"'"*
of £15 1. 'n" ^^.° t^overnment of Canada stood'pledged to the appropriation
I I .v'T ' '!."?' ^"'; ."'^ l"''>PO«ed sei^vice, and that whe.i it was organ/ed nd
1.1 1 eiat.on, as I believed it would be at no distant date, the speed required ^^^^^^^^^
SeoT'l '"'""■'"'"' r'''"'^''' ''' ™"^'^ "otonlvCanada^u Ko\VW,n
to the ! m« '''-"J ";«'''/''"," ^^^«»ty-''^'"- I'O'H-s sooner than they could brconvevii
to the same points hy tho direct .-outo now in existence by NeW York Tlu va^np
to Fra.ice as wel as to Canada of this service would be at o. ice Apparent I nohld
hat wo.l'ld l" '" ^"Y'!7'^"'" ''"'"Petition betwee.. Canada and' ^Uni ted State
that wo lid le c.eate. by tho extension of the minimum tariff to certai, ■ S dcs of
Ca ai.wholit'ir- ' '*'" f-^'^'"'"^ '^' ^'^« '"'•^'" I'^rench-speaking ZSt ,^
Canada whst^l preserve a lively affection for their mother country X who .^
nr^exLIl.''''^''"'"''^^"^'^^ "'^^•^ very desirous of freer t^LTidaUois^ha;;
In response, the gentlemen whom I have already named as takin-' nart in fh«
diBcusHion pointed out that tlie a.Tangeme.it ag.eed upon with the United Saes of
America had not yet taken effect, and that it was basi,] upon t hi amount of trade
between France and her Colonies and the United States\vhiT w^ benefited bv
he .•eduction on articles above referred to which had been made free of Tutv In
this way, a suitable reciprocity was effected. ^- ^"
[was asked and gave them tho relative amount of our imnorts froir and
exports to France, but accompanied it with the remark that mmef.fvoirabK' trade
lelat ons would no doubt result in a great expansion of trade on both s^des as Canada
was being .apidly developed and was making great progress ' "'^'^"'^'^'^
the (L^Prnm • / ^f f? "''''ch ^^r^erly existed in our Customs law in which
v" -Sr;: .'Z" ,;'4T^ ^^ T"'" ^y- P''«^''""^^-» ^^ reduce o.. remove altoJ/the..
i.K. .ii( pc , ent. ad valvfcm duty on wines was sti 1 retained : whether it wn. Id h«
practicable for us to extend the trade between the two coSn ries upSn the mhiimuL
tar ff being given by France and as to the cori^espondhig roducUon ? Canadiaa
duties, at all events on the exports of France to CanVla. I was reminded afso that
FRENCH TREATY,
a remission of fho ad ?>a/.m» xvi c i ui^^^^ tl.e power un.Jor tl.e law to make
the increase i„ the clutfeXd bee'i ■ "re t ^^ '" J""'-' ".".^ ^ '"^'"^«-' ""^ that
respective position, remain^ ven- muS; b^^^^^^^^^^ "' '" ^"""''»' ^^^ "'"^ >!-'
T • .' , --...... .,v.u n^i^» imifu as oeiore —
(^uJii:^;;:;:;!,^3r:St; t.:;^n;;:::£r.? ir- r' '- -^^-'^'^ ^"
there would bo groat difficulty ilm.rTn.; ''"^'^>- ^* "'=^^ ^ep'ied that
whon, the minimum tariff ha, en ^^^^'^^ Vve^f.i"^^'^ V^^ ^"''"^ ^^''^^^ ^^
the bonetit of ihe minimum m J. 1 ."i V^ 7 ^'^^^ ai'tiflcs, could then have
that I did not thlnTir ?ou 1 k ound -to t?t1, ''"'"'^'', P'''"'"'"" ' -^P^'i-d
the high duties imposed by t e Un "d St Uolo^, n r"-T''''^Y'' "«^^^ithsta„ding
a.liclos.wesentu veryiaieTua^^ vtothe f^ I'unber tish and several other
the remission of d iero, s. ^r Z ' ^'^" ."""''^''^ ^"^^'^ ^''^^'^ ^^om duty by
iVom France, there i'v^y S 'h p^^^i;';;^^ ^y ^^o United iniZ
retun. f'^' -n'espondingiemissi.uJ o/ i:f J^*o™ '^^^^I^' '"
I tihali bo very irhul if the Hono,i,...M„ .i at- •' . V" "'° "listing tar tt
immed,ate attentiJn^h, th is ol f ' ? ';^'* '^.. '^ ^'T'^'y^ >: i"""^" would give his
"':!'?" ''i/^''« q"«^tion and advise me how fitr it ,s possioie
that direction; aiKl on wharSriVlKV'n "'"^r ^^'' '' '^ i>"^^ibie t^^'
France, giving them ,7 he vehCn-l nZl T'''^^' *^ '^'^'"'" ^'^^ '»i''i'num tariff fro
actory/if it were pos il'/:'^ i^^.^^^r ,Tr''?!:T„'r;'*^^ '''^'^^ T''' ^'^ '""-^ -^^i-
date as he might tind possible ^' ^" •''"" '"'' '>«"'« "^ as early a
on TJSly :iS:'''' '" '"'■ ^'"" ^°" '^^ *''« ^^'"-^--f ^larine befbreour meeti„.
Crowe, who is thorouiihlv
I known personally to M.
coin
■m'n! w!tiw/ " '' ''"'" ^ ^''^•^"'^ ^"^ that Sir Josepl,
,..:":!'!!!" '•<''"'"'!^°''' negotiations and is we
Hanotaux, enters most warmrv'int.l'tJ^r^T'T-" "'"'/? '^'^" '^"'^^^" personally to M
i.valuabie service. ^ ^' questions at .ssue, and renders me ii evorj
I
way in
am, &c.,
aftei-noon.
List or Canadiax Articles.
C. T.
Asbestos.
Pearl ashes.
Lumber of all kinds, including flooring
planed, tongned or grooved, and unfin-
ished wood work
Furniture,
Brooms.
Agricultural implements.
Sewing machines,
AVoollens.
Ships (wooden).
Prepared hides.
Boots, gaiters'and shoes,
retroleum.
I Boolw.
; AgTicultural products, including hay and
I P>ried apples.
Canned fruits.
Clover seed.
Fish, canned, smoked or dried.
Lobsters,
Animals and their products.
Cheese and butter.
Jiggs.
Condensed milk.
Game and poultry.
Preserved meats, canned or salted.
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FRENCH TREATT.
^ f'BAND Hotel, Paris, 10th November, 1892.
M. H«„„u„',x, which ho .li,uL ™,;,o Ij.''""" """ " '■" "PI"""'' "■ "«"'' " "° '"
to-day at 3M p.m ami wo mot fl... r<\.,. .„!, ,. '""r Joseph L-iowe called for me
4 o'clock. 1 H,Sd at the out et fh«t hn f ^^'P''*'f«"t'i^>7«« ^t the Foreign Office at
lowest rites " ' """''" '"'^'""^'^y^^ ""^' which give them the benefit of the
ten times as mnoh frr.m p.... "i"* it-.s,iiiat the tact that Canada received near y
of the Jiinimum S ceSln artfcies ^ " '"'"P"'"^' '" ''''''' "' '"^ ^^e application
other side. "^'"^ ^' ''^^ ^'^^^'^ ^e'"'-«'""^ ^hoy would expect Canada to make on the
wouw t '^:tr^oV:^S^ ;;' w.;f' °' ^i^'^^ r*^ ^^'^ '■^'"'--" ^-- '« ^^-^ce
other country ^ x-cfp i'e h u it wZ ZT'^t^'J ''"'''' ^"'^ "°^ ^'^^^^^^^^^ *« ^"^
»^#
nber, 1892.
ith instant. It
rench represen-
Irew up a precis
)n of the same
;o send it on to
)ok.s and Trade
[ instructed my
rench Conimis-
Just's call, but
ittic assi stance
3 tariff oiassifi-
with coj)ie.s in
each (if them
lis, fortunately,
^ calicij tor me
•eii^n OfHce at
1 Customs law
any country
tion to Article
ft and export
present law,
luntries, which
1 benefit of the
h been raised,
e in the Cana-
ity which had
iven the latter
jceived nearly
abvention the
rado between
ige to Fi'ance
ole to Canada.
' the question
II tarirt' in its
e application
y considered
iid arrived at
t goods from
t tliey would
ly desired to
illy with the
make on the
en to France
Mided to any
ny such pro-
one country,
that Canada
ke to France
them a pro-
despatch of
I to say with
FRENCH TREATY.
27
n
for very mufh had^^cen ummatei; I^ft ol"^ arrangement and though pressed
had It^:^hte U^^LXei:''''""' '' ^"'^'"^'■" "^•"'^- ■" ^'^ -- -y they
= g=raiSt^^£]=S
interferes with the agricnllu.al interests rL„..i ^ '"'■'7 "">' ni«"«»re that
I was informed that thev -.vould conoeHi^ ahiiw „,wi ti
furniture quoted under No.. 591 a 1 590 of tL^ n^ff TV ' ^""^^^'«" applies to
all plain furniture other than of btnt iood ' ^^'' ^''mpnses practically
ple.e list at ou^- next meeth,g,"whi!;h C t n SeVr/ueX^neit "'™'' " ^""-
Bhip/cat' pX t dld^n'ot^^tii^h^t^r"' -P~t'-:;"^hr;he question of
yea^vs ago, the'vSoLTstpbu Id ig „ tstry in cZda for^oh'-'''^ "^ "*^ ''1 «"■"«
shrunk to smaller dimensions »n«"«^ry '" ^-anada for obvious reasons having
trade of FraL^very cin der'h ir^^ '' "'""'^ undoubtedly extend the
ance must be made I h n-e boen ' wnftil t "^""^ " '"''''°'" ^""^ ^'^''''' '^"^ ""o^v-
Foster, espcci.^ y with rtard to the list^of .' w" 1"™? ^""^'"'^ '" ^'''' ^^""» ^^I'-
com/hc«.'t' «hl°wi°ri Im'?,. L°",^ P'ofabillly. of Mr. Foster boin^ able Ic
I am, &c.,
CHAELES T UPPER.
Bpap «!rn T,.„. A o. , Paris, 15th November, 1892.
France as France teeXoafZr,fh^ ^n ■'" 'T" ?' °""='' ""■ "'« P™'l"ol» of
e.U... ,.n.er a FreSTi'^^.E'.i^J.fZcb^L^-'falt'rltre' .rcS: lltS
28
PRENni TREATY.
^:.l"\£'':'"l^^L!i^'l^^'' '? >"« q""« ^-••^""t that while as matters now
stood, the ^
on hi'i- Hide would ho unuhlo to send anv'tl
exports of France to Canada would steadily and lar.relv
to wiiich her exports
anytiiiii^r to France under the
ports were at present exposed. I added that I IhouL'ht ti
increase, Canada
maxinuun tarifl'
's u con-
Kidoiation which siiould weii,'h seriously in favour of the ovtonsinn l.v (0,..,n,.„ .♦• .i
m.n.mun, taritr, for the reasons alread/ fully stated Jo the I s of c uad,; " uKic i's
1 had p aced m the.r han,l.s. The Co.nn.issioners ■'oplied that it was mZsiblo fh^^
France o n.ake the concessions which Canada den>anded, unless ^wZ , epa i
o f, e correlative advantages to their country, l.y .educing the duties now\'m o od
luy ;''LT?' r';:'\ln'''r'% ^^^^-^^'^^-^ tia although we had rem3 h
outy on sug u Cana.la still offered a bounty upon beet- root suLmr produced in the
country, and urther, that the ("anadian duties on wines were hi.rho th u. t| o J J
Which Canada ha.l agreed to give might bo regarded as merely nominal as it ivwl
long ex j.ted without any result whatever ; that no beet-root siL r C" teen man
yet-''" "aidVh'.:t ;>;J'/'"V- -;,P-l-l>Io - it had onl,' been extrde""
H J nf .1 r J ° ' 1",'^" '"''^ ^'^°y '^®''« '^^''•i»"«ly mistaken as to the char-
oftle s.bi:\ .■'"r'*'"" r;"" duties a,,.! they would find ^ipon further o:^an .'nation
of the subject that our duties upon wines an-i spirits were much lower thnn hnV„
reSrtvM'' ■ ^^'"*-' «"^'-- V-"-->^ to lodu into this maU n /« ^i i 'u e
e s,;,;;'!!!^,^.':?.'^^'^'""^ ^ '■'""''' '•''''.'" •'>'•■* ^"""«ction that the F Inch
iprescntalives urged the great importance of our remitting not only the whole of
the ad valorem duty upon wines but also of lowering the specific duies in.l fur he ■
he desirability of reducing, at all events to some txtent thi duti<^^on cLmZ^^^
«; i-?o?'t'ho"d';,r'"'"'"''-, ''r '•'"; ^^r^r* ''^^ ''^^ '•'^^•»^''^" «f nio ,h.ues' n7S
books, ot the duties on brushes which they held to be excessive as well as on f-mcv
goods, gloves, porcelain and window glass. ' ^"^
I told them rhat no reduction of the specific duties on wines could bo entertained
and that no reduction of duty could be made on champagne and c Zac whic were
n reality articles deluxe. I added that I feared I could'not say anvth !^e S i' \ J.n!
l^.ench books I pointed out that the brush trade was an important indistrv n
<m th s h"is y ' T A ""P''"'^''^,^'^ '^r "">' '•'^^'"^^^^<^" «->••' bo mirii £1 ties
dered ''^ ' ^' '" '""^'*''^ ^^^'' ' "'""^''t that the subject might be con'r.
In referring the Commissioners to the list of articles I had enumerated for their
b^ii^HSr-m-iiiiiirSr?'^'^^ '-' "^'•^°" ^« ^--^^'" ^'^ ihuoi^it^^s:
States. ^^'''''^' ''^"" '""''"' '"^'"^''"g "'«'•'•«'«« ("taves), as arranged with the United
2. Canned fruits in so far as they are not prepared with sugar
6. Ajipies and pears, for the table, fresh, dried or crushed "
4. iMirnilure as indicated under No. 5U1 and 592 of the tantf and
0. Woollen ships.
1 informed them that 1 proposed to add to that list • canned meets canned fish
canned lobsters pa.ls and buckets; wood pulp, paper, Meathel^ tanne^uiun^ed
Btin^mSne?''""'""''"''"'^''' '"'-<i ^o-i^s, Agricultural implLents.anli ,
I stated that i would now, having fully given them my views upon the subject
Licftt™ido^':"'Vr'P'"l^""''"'''"T 'b-HBelves. A^r some'helit'tio, he^
remi ?„ 7. ;^'' minimum tariff on woods of all kinds in exchange for the
waThT.Zlr< ?^T"^''"'^'°\ "J' ''' 26 degrees. I said at once that it
Tg . es'oV ffl '^"'^.^t'"" '^"y «"ch proposal, as the whole of the margin between
the duties of the maximum and minimum tariffs on the woods which we had
onTi^ah -i ^ '"""> -'T'"' '''". "'^* '^"^' '"«^° ^''^■'-•"■•''^ble tariff would no moLt to
one-nail die sum winch Canada would surrender by the remission of that dutv on
elnor s from nda'toT" '*"" '''"'"'•' '^''^ ''^'''' ''''''^^'^ ^^e returns of the
exports irom Canada to France were quite inaccuratp, as their own returns showed
KRENCU TBEATY. ^^
that the qnantitv of wood pxnni>f<.,l f^ i,\, . c
Colonics L. uJro ^hanlS^'^ Z^^^'^^r^^.^t ''''''''' ^^"^''' ^"^--■'-
enqu.nng how that coul.l poHnihly be 7w as rS L ' 'Tn''" '''^'"■"^- ^^" "^7
France Honie yeu.H ago remove,! , ho T^^^irl ^L -f ^''° """"'«'' of Canada,
coming throngh Antwerp into ,ho eount f^n Ji 7^''* "''"" ^"n"<liHn woods
^.oting as Norway and Sweden 7 iTy {„ 1^'' u ^''' ^ ''""''" "" '''« '^'^^
that channel. I requested to be .up, ied^ wi Ke I JnT ^'""""' '""' ^••""° ^'Y
and obtaine,! them, an,l promine,! ti wit' 1 the rn ate • "f "'"'^ «" that subieet"^
material q.iantity of Canadian wood has bee. sen? to K.. ?.'"""* ''"'' ^'^'^' "1"^
and J can only suppose that, Now.mmd a 'bcW nc ed in'", ''"r''''^''*^^*^^"-^'' ^"'
largo amount of wood has come thence in o IW ' h^ ^^'^
C^lmer^to ascertain what amount of lunlr N;;;:^uni,!;;;rc;:;;Srt'S^;:a^J
noticed m;tisS;1n ve.^'S^A,?'; "^-"^--»^- «-eral papers here have
wiiieh 1 Jin send ;«; In' JilSh ti:^!:;:^^^':^;^]^^"^:;. "■ ^'^ '^-'«-^--^i'c
r am, &e.,
PS Tho T^PnnnK r< • •' CHARLES TUPPER
CH. T.
Paris, ISth November, 1892.
npany with Sir John Crowe'
1 re(er..cd at'the" on^Iur TtUYT^' '''! ^u' "["^''^ ^'^''^ afternoon. ' ^
at the last ".ee.ing\rrtrX;a'c^^ ^'^ ^rd:^;:' t^! '^■^•" '^"1 ^^''■^^^■■^ ^3^^'-
otiier country in the world evpont r?„..-' t .?■' ."^^'P •'><^."^''^r "'an chose ot ai
Dear Sir John A«bott -I a.r.,in ,„«. • ^"'"°' """' ^^"^•^''"Der, 1892.
French CommissionersattUKp-^^ Crowe, the
existing tariff at\;ul';;;:;,i^i;^^f;-^-ij able to enter Canada u^kIcV the
imposed by the United States on the samfw ^h n ^^ ^- ''"• T'' '"^^«'' '^"^ that
franr. («15) and below per dozen q U atS'tl IToT ? ^'"''^ ^°^^'"^' ■'?/''«««
the duty levied in the United S(atc>s I a, lit. I r x^?'^^ ''"'' ^''^"^- 'o^^^^ th
experts that the classes of win««n;;..ifr'l:'^^^^^^^ ''«'' '^"^■" '^'Ivised by wi
30
FRENCH TIlEATr.
uSrruiticr""'"'^ "^^ "'•«" ^'•'^^'"^'^^^ ^-^•^'^ -l-^ion of the duty
«l«n fi^''^ ^'""''^''1^ "^""" ''°''>' «^'"nKly foi- a roconsidoration of Fiench books nn,1
ifillii^iitiii
uren.mrnf'T' ^^ *^''"''''' Com.nissioners that I understood they would be
S re an'd to In P'"'""* ""T""^. '? '"^'"'*^ * P'-«P«-^«' showing how f^7thTrwere
I am, &c.,
CHARLES TUPPER.
heIdi"Nt;m!r[8"h''t802"- '"'' ^° ^'^ ^"-^""^ Commissioners at the meeting
, Woods of all kinds
Ships,
Canned meats,
(Canned fish,
including staves,
; Furnituie,
I Wood pulp,
! Agricultural implements.
Sewing machines.
FRENCH TREATY.
31
! Boots and Hiioes,
Extract of Imrk,
Live ools,
ChocHo,
Condensed milk.
Fish, smoked or otherwise,
Lobsters,
Canned fruits,
Flooring,
Doors, window frames and sashes and
wainscotting,
Translation of the note handed to Sir Chark'i Tumtpr h„ fho tp,.^.i. n ■ ■
the meeting heUl in P^JnlZnt^fr WhlS' ^"'""'^^'''"^^^ «^
(Official.) R^i'UBLiQUE Franpaise, Paris, the November, 1892.
NOTE.
CharloH Tiinnor Tk„ ™ J- 'ain-o txctea gioatly the proportions even bv Sir
Upon the formal declaration of the commissioners referred to that this basis was
32
FKENcH TRKATY.
.ionor, .1,0 i,„to, ,,.„„„ , i.^:;;;;::;;.!^^,;];;^^ tt,,!;;^:";:;:;'!!';™'"''-
Kxtract of biirk
('iiiined (ii^h No. 2;}8
Lolwlorw '^"- **"
Coopois' wiiiVH cf"' '^^
VV()(k1 iMilp ".'.'.".".".'..'. ^"- '''I-
I'apor, cominoii ...'. '^"' "''^
Lcalhor .".'..".'.".".'.'.'."."..' No. 4()1
Fldoriiif;^, Hpnico ^"' '*'^*''
•Sowing' niiu'liiiios '.'.'.'..'.'.. v ' r "P
Airriciilliiial i'>iI>l«ineiifH.".. ...'.'.'..'."."'. .'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'".'.'.'.'.',.'.' >J,','" r.v*
tl.ouirlitit vvoMl.l Ik. well if hov , ,^.1 ' '^"" 'J'/;'>'"'"'^«")norH Htato.l that th.^
(1
Procoediiiir with other articlos, the French (!o
i» «Ko;,S'?s»,^'r'^>r;;Su-,7™i-^''°"« '"""°"' "-' "■« "«-
meeting
CJRANn HoTKL, Paris, November 21st 1S9'>
PBBNril TBKATV.
p. 'I'lio Froiicli
ladian Commis-
tlml liHt, : —
o. 238
o. 47
o. 4!)
). r,{)2
(). 1(18
(). 4(;i
I). 47()
t>. (100
•. r)2;i
33
ill (1(1 lh;U tlM'v
ill return, tor
on both siilen
ho Mritish and
i,'o for iIk' c(in-
roducts which
nid ho Niihjoc'l
rniKh' ospeci-
[•onipaniod by
ity ()f' 121 per
issiimors stat-
ceoiinl of the
reiiard to the
t colli I nnder
1 placed npon
)Kal api)oared
ho reducliou
nt could not
■anta^tfON of u
iitagcs which
elerred to in
>v rodiictionN
voollen, silk,
111 they pro-
addition, on
rs, buttons,
oxt meeting
't, 1892.
e 18th inst.
I that day, I
I considera-
lose to send
iclusion. I
the French
ho Minister
lase which
beon extended by France to Ih. i ./^ " i . '"""" '•""^"''■'•'Hion (hat had
two Horious diirLdtie in U( ,di i/u £ T,'! "•'^'•"''"""i"" '"' "'o matlor
tlio negotiations between tho "d , • ^ ' W. w 'r"l "•( ''''"" "'"' " "'"'
tion to receive (ho n.inin.u.n lariir.m tl , ev Vm . ^\ "'. "\«";l "P"" ••'.. applica-
the extent of an equal va u t , ?., ,l' f ? "'- V'''^"'' •^""-'^ "• Franco to
imported by the ulut.vl S o ' n n ^ 'J ^S' tl "^'""'7 "''l''''^'^ '''''"'*
McKinley lariir. Ah the amo ,nt( I .,.:.« ,/ '•'"*''' ''"'""''''' """'«'' 'ho
•"'•ill; imported into (,^ n:.l ? V , j ' ^ '^ """'" ''■'■" '""'"'■ '""•
u „,:ii 1 , ••"•in. I iiiiiii I lance and I uir co Onies ih voiv ki.. ;e i •
.1 w I ,,, .,.,,, ,, „„,,,. ,,„„,, ,„„. ,„,„ „„ ,iM |„„i, |„||„' I ; ''Z ,' " »"yili".s:,
,..o,!:':;::=rii'TS^;,;K;s r^™' :;i^'±\ • •■ «
•l"ty on .darel and biuv^ .„,|ioH im ,'r d fVr, Fr L -< P".'' '•"•'t. ,/,/ ra/.m«
side of the niininiun. ttri.f on wllod^ 1 ' c ^ ' ^l/'KiS ^I'T^^^
miM.t and a lar^r,, reduction below the ninirn aril i S. Ma ch arran.,^.-
wh.ch will amount to a remission of d„lv o „o i , ''"o (»( (r n '''" ■'""' ■^'"l"-'""-
<l>-'m exports (hither under iho maxin.uni t" i' w 1 ' i I""' """"ni on (Jana-
aftor the 1st February ne.xt '"•'^"""'" ''^"'f wluei, will become payable there
pnuI!;N;;v;::;;;;ti::tt:;rit^:i;d/::';'"'r^^ r'^y^^ '"-•• '-" -"'•"
Francl SI 0,1.1:?, ^r':). 'Ir i!;: u.r;"3; ;tr'^ "" ''- rr'r^-'^' -">
arec.MTect.andonthew",.,lex,mr i .n?lor ,, '■^""■"^ which I am Hati.fiod
I'ierrc and Minuelon will .' xcl' i / .1 I^^^ ".''"T '-^""'-^i"" o'' ''"ty to 8l.
it iH proposed t'o mirr'enc • .m t i i ,c v :i V^to h T "' ''''"'''" l'''^ "'''-'
i>i addition, the reductions on other^ir'tieZ . '<it ^^P^^^ 'm'""" '" '""' '''^■'""■' '""'.
proxiniity of Can.la wil, enable h:!;! iaJS;;:^ . ^I^?;:',^- '^t:;^ ^^»-"' ^^'^
obtail."u;r;; ia;:;n:t':;h;::r':.;""^^^ ^" ^ wous attaci/'srwe-a,. abio .,
mote a very in.p,>rtanf(^u;a:li:nT:'l!.Jr;;*'"^'' "'"•^^'^"^ "^ '^^ opportunity to p.o-
tiatic;.,^;^^; 'h;:sz:'k:::;:z^;^^^^ -"---' -^>. our ne,o-
.1.0 .vines of S,iain are to a la^^JSo-lt ci"^./:;!;:;; 'S^^Z:!;:^/''''''''''^
_ Under these circumstances I am inclined to tliinlc tV.., I ii . .'
I am yours faithfully,
CIIAKLES TIJPJ'EIJ.
Sir Charles Tapper to MM. Hanotaux, Pallin and Roume.
CJRANt) lIoTKL, I'ABis, Novomber2l8t, 1S-J2
To MM. Hanotaux, Tallin and Koume
u.idoS:^:iir;^y t::srv:;^^^:: ^:^::m::: r'^^^-- -« '
1 bog to say tlmt I have been great'y dli ointed o Snd t l.t ! '"«"^'"ff- .
posed to attach any weight to the iact(l)-?hat ! d s a;tU'ed\ 7^!:;, ^ ^^«-
Hugar, ea, coifeo and hides-the recent remission of tliiTlEuoVon i. 1 '•""
invoved ;i nau of !'0"-enne f.(',-^..rU- ■-■■ na<i ni^," ouiies on sujrar having
membjrod i^^CFi^n^:^:^^^!^^^^^^:':^ :t^^^ "'"" '' •« '-
bor of articles in consideration of a ^ S "emi on S d tv 7^T th^'p' "" t """■
ducts enter Canada at much lower rates ofdutv tl -m I ,. ni.' vl T""^' I'*"''-
acceptu,g U,o French trade .u,ti,.i«'». [^ u:o%»;;ii":e^;;;'a^^l"l°Jj;L(i5i,'^^^^^^^
(
<
34
(.'iiiiiKlii i(.e('iviMl iindoc II
lii^'li laiid'iti tl
raUNril THRATY.
HI oxiMuig Uirili; |)rovi(.us (o t|,o a<i
iiiH count rj. Hourly Hix timon
ahlc (() hcikI (o l-'niin.
opiioii of tho proHcrit
Hl.o waH al,l,. (o m.,,| (o l^Vneo •" ''" '""'" "' "'" '"•"''"'"'^ «''
t'anco as
liii'ct corn-
<;ov,MnnuM.t,of(^i,,a,b"Ht'amr,X.lIr;Tl7,rp^^ T' """ f "'"'""^"^ '<•<• wl.icl. tho
8tol•lin^^altl,«..irh it must 1,0 m,lf^v~JiA:n\ ""''""'/"''vonlion of XI^O.OOO
.ion betw..n M.o two c.nnt;r;;:il,'t\;,'t^^"; .J';^ j;, -.::;..;|7«^ — "ieu-
Iwonty-H.x .h.^^roos of alcoholic stion- h vi , d ti . I'nr^M.n.ly wno, up to
anioiint to«2H,I8;{. '"'"''"' ^^'"^"' ''"^'"gt-'*-in|'"itation of 1S!»1, would
When it iH rernomborod that Franco nrii..(!,.,>ii., i
winoH, tho trade mu8t bo rccoyni/xH roiiC w r^^' 'n "•' ^'!"'l>'''iti"n in thoHo
I'OitionH. ^ ^ ''"" "'*'' "'■" »-i»|»illy obtain much lar-or pro-
ua thoy will Hubnut to tlunr c il /,n o' ti • t'l .T, '^. '""" •'"'"""'^•^"1 "h^ to nay
mluclion of .luties on FronVl kf. , " h •'""^"'^''•"V"- "'^' '[<a'stion of '|,J
tho ro,niHsionof.)no-thir.l of ,:,.;" /: '^' 1»'<-T will a^M-oe to
Which you pro.sod so Htron^rly ' '*"" "" l"'^'"'^ ""ts and almonds, tor
ox,on,';:'::i.!;:h7o;:":;;;f ;::;r^,r!:"r;r t'J" r""7' '"*"""••" -'"-•'"
■a.7.0 extent o, a lcin;u;on wlS^M^^ Z^H '^^eiS ^1 'r/'T';;^*^'"^' ^<^ "
n.f,' principally of articles t^e luxe which i.ivolv« , Vtr'"'*-''' ""•' <''« latter consiHt-
pnrin-thom l.,r export and that vm. wil '/. '■'^^'. "'""^^ "*' '"'">'"• i" P''o-
.1.0 ..emand« tor th'e rem s o X ;V. o r^f ^^ '"'T' ''"'« ''''-•"'•'v.
artioo« I have presented for your SdSi,", " ' '"""'^«'- ... possible of tho
beA,,^>;!;r,;;2;i. :i'::.^:?:;,:i;yr;^';^:;^ u consideration to tms question
yainod by continuing, the pouiaJlirn ''""^" ''^''^^'' "»>■ «'l>Joct will bo
I remain, j,'ontlemcn, yours faithfully,
CHARLES TIIPPKR.
Gkand Hotel, Pauis, 18th January, 1893.
Dear Mr. Boweli,,
I hayo to confirm my tolcn-am of ii.a iiti> :. t . i. «■ -r .
Butterin and Foreign office, which may sor s l ,<f. V • f ^ govornment. Lord
am not promptly a^dvi.e.l ^i.h^h^ZKuCU::!^^^^^!^' '" ^"^'"•« "^'^^"^iatio'iis if I
"Hon. AIackkxzie Bowell,
" Minister of Trade and' Commerce
"Ottawa."
tlio pri'Norit
Franco as
•liicci coiii-
!■ wliich tllO
ic 4;ir)0,ooo
'otiiiiiiiiiica-
i.'ttiii^ frcoi'
iMilil remit
■inti.>, ii|) (o
l!^!Jl,woul(l
"I in tlioNc
lartfcr pro.
I'ritno Mill-
iiio to May
ion of 'Iv,
II a^'rue lo
inoiids, (or
» MiiM.rilio
n I arid' to
Hs wliich
oing, to a
)r coiiHiHt-
ir ill pro-
liborality,
il'le oftho
I qucHtion
ct will bo
PER.
1893.
•son with
ranco, as
m afraid
lit, Lord
tioiiH if I
, of the
lived in
II I ilgl'CO
pcrnofi ;
a mod as
to effect
KltBNrll TRKATV.
>
.•..4s ■: "Sign's; ,™S;|;;;:,t';;;"' ""■:- • »•. ,.„..„, „,„
" AV Mowoll's cuhln 1 1(1. ""^'--'''''A.' V . '""•>wiiig tortiiM :_
lo which froplioil —
«iMiply niiiiiiniiiii
liich I ropliod:—
'I'lianlvH, I qiiiio iindorstaiid.
<) "- might at onco hc'n..,i.i^.^ 1 , tt^ M ^J''"' '','"';'^'^""' """ »''^' '"' -'4'
.Si" . losoph ( 'rowo in I'aris, as under - " '"'<'^^"-"l'l'«-i n\.n ,h,. name day to
II 1,,' 11 """, 11" iiiiuor: — ■
:.. ''-l-r 51^,1;-' ,:;'*;;;:;,,':!-;;;;-;::,!'■ »'. « ■ .„„ ,
1 accordingly lofi Lond,.,. ,.,. "■
I'ariH on TiU'sday
will rcdirn
M
morning sovcrii
oiiday id'tornoon,
houTH hohihd
liinc
llitli iiiHt,, and
a heavy fall
ai-rivcd
HIIOW
hiiving completely (imorgani/A,d the train servi,.-. y- '■;■■"' '1* Vr"'->' '"" '" «"<W
moatlloelocklheKamemi.rnin.rto i ;r u • '^.V' ■''"^''•'! ^'''"^^^ «'^"'"' "P""
-« Lord Dunerin, and arranged ^,0 „, ,,; 'V^ ''"^i"""' '"'"' »^ "'-' ' went .0
10 morrow, Wednesday (ho 18(1. . - 1 'v^'llency at the (^,ai d'OrHay on
. l>ovelle, the now F.^nc^f- l!:^^ j^rK;;^:. 'i'.K'"^'' '''" '"'-^ l--^ t"
III the moanlime. .Mr. Aii-t:.,.r ,... ... .. "". ■'^"""w-
hi
Ham
moanlime \U- a,. .■ i , ''""'«" -iviiairM.
"n f; arrange, il' ponsible, wi M i S ' 7 «"' • '-I'b Crowe to re,,„e.t
• l"H house by illness, hui that he w I .i,";,' ,'';"' ^^' ^'""""-'^- wan ..onlino.l
. I" company with Si.- .1......... < ... ' /"'^" '"r"'«'''"iM"-oposod.
;l.a. Cam^a atiac^^no -^lahUn'IIS^ZnW;,'" ""i^^^^" the impoVuiLco
the fact hat the minimum treatme, t vvl ich t v" w^^, *" '"/^ ^"'1^- ' "^'^«'l ''"'t
;^ Camula on a number of articles ^i^ i:^:'^:^;^^;':^.^^^^
without
guarantee of
<o any rfifcroncA to t!.-.f uni;., "" .1 :'"•■"-•"'' 1 inouirht. it wnuld 1
M/Hanotaiu^^statei hat ril'^^^^ «*'*'^« P'^P^sed .grcemJt.
whole question to the new^ mL Jr'o Commo'n/r' ''T '.'""''"^^ '« ^^'-^ ^f-
oUhe withdrawal of some of the concessions [,. h ^l^'V"^ to raise the question
limU 'l."^?u'^ ^^ an awkward thing to dTs^ . thir"'?' ^^ I*>a"co, but I replied
l.™.edtothoaeceptancooft,heprop^als^.-:5i:'|;Sd;;iZu?tSS
:if)
rRKNf'H TRRA.TT.
!il
r
M. iriinolmix cxpliiinod tlmt llui (|iicHli(>n otKiviri;,' Cuiiadii tlio minimum tariff
on olicPNC had iMcn left Hiihjci to llio cunHi.lonitioii of th,. l-V.-ncli (lovoirimonl iiml
I ia( It would 1.0 riocosMary at all ovoiitH to tiiico their opinion on that matter It' whh
thon HrniuKed that wc NJiouhi miu-t a^'ain on Saturday noxl ai 4 oViooU, ami llial in
Iho meimlime M. Ilanolaux would conimunieato with the Alinister ofComnieiro.
it was al>o arranged ilial (ho (reaty whould ho indofinito in point of timo hut
Kulijoct to <nu\ yoarV notice oC denunciation on eidier side.
On leavin- M. Ilanotaux, I nn't Lord Dullerin.an anan^r,,,l_ ,it ihoQuai d'Ornny,
I'uMouimI (hal tho i'oici^r,, MinJHtor luid heen called away nncxpocledly to the
•diainherto answer an interpellation. Lord Dutloiin is therefore to call for mo
lo-inorrow mornm-; at noon, (or tho purpose of lakitii: mo to tho Koroi-'n Oflioo to
bo proHonted hy him lo M. Dovolle.
1 remain yourw faithfully,
CHAHLI'IS TUJMMOJl.
17, Victoria Street, S. \V., l.'Uh .(anuary, 189:j.
Tho Under Secictaiy of Stato,
Colonial Otiicc.
Sir,— With rcfciencoto provioiiw correHpoiidonce rosiiectiufr Iho no''otiationM for
a ( ommercial Treaty I.elween (Janada and France, I hej? to quote, for the information
ol Ihe hccrolaiy ol Slate for tl.o Cdonien, Ihc following:,' loleirram which has reached
mo Irom the Miidstor of Trade and Commerce of Canada :—
" y;e French noi,M)tialions. (Jovorninenl cannot accept conditioiiK involved in
clauses reirardm^r Hteamship suhvontion and reduction duly Fniiudi hiuikn but
a-rc.i to niostdbvoi'od-naiion treatment so far as articles named in treaty are con-
cerned; thoy aj^'ree to oilier conditionH in reliirn for minimum tariff on articles named
as it'irards !• ranee and St. Pierre and Mi(iuelon. This sul.ject to your views as lo
ellect, on projjosed Spanish ncfrotiations."
I think tho contents of this lole-,'ram may bo roi,'arded as satisfactory, and am
nrran^iufj; (o return to I'aris on Monday next for the purpose of resumin'r the
ne-otiations. 1 shall bo much obliged if a notitication to this olfect can bt^ con-
veyed to the Foreign Otrieo.
As explanaliot. of the delay which has arisen in the consideration by the
( anadian (iovornment of the proposals in connection with'the matter, 1 beg to also
quote a telegram 1 m-eivcd last evening from the J'remier of Canada,' as foHows :—
" Minister of Trade and Commerce teli^graplied you yesterday result delibera-
tions l-rench treaty. I much regret delay, but it was unavoidable on account of
elections. '
As tho Marquis ot Ripon will be aw.ire, recent alterations in the personnel of
thet.ovornment ot (Canada have taken jdace. and it is to those changes and tho
circumstances connected with them, that the delay which has occurred in conveying
to me the decision of the (iovornment in the matter is attributable.
I am, &c.,
CIIAJILES TUPPFilR.
Sir Charles Tapper to M. G. Hanotaux.
Grand UorEr.,
Paris, 18th January, 1893.
DeakM. ILvnotaux.— As I informed you to-day tho Uovernment of Canada
tiavo agreed to tho proposals in your memoranda which you handed to me at our
meeting on 22nd November last, with the exception of the proposed reduction of duty
on i^ reach books, and the clause relating to tho steamship service between France
and Canada. This does not arise from any change in the policy of the Government
111 the latter question, as I have placed it before you. but there does not scorn to bo
any ground tor embodying the intentions of tho Government in a treaty to which
there are obvious objections.
Since our mooting on tho date mentioned, I had o-jcasion to refer to this subject
in replying to a very influential deputation which waited upon me to advance tlie
( il
mum tariff
riiiiont, and
Icr. 1 1 waH
:ii)il (lint ill
IIMI'ICH.
[' time, but
ai d'OiM/iy,
illy t.) tht!
ill for mo
I Olllci) to
1S93.
iatioiis for
ifoi'inaliuii
UN rea(die(l
ivoivod ill
xiokK, but
y an; con-
ilert iiaiiu'd
iowH as to
y, and am
niiiif^ tho
11 l)c con-
ju by tlio
•0.!^ to also
oliows : —
- delibera-
iccount of
rsonnol of
, and tho
•onveyiiig
IM']R.
1893.
f Canada
16 at our
n of duty
n Franco
^ernment
:cm to !>o
to which
is subject
/ance tho
FRBNrir TREATY.
87
J
i;;nr^;:^;:!:;L;;;:7-;i;;;;^'^;'- - ..otwoonCanada and K..,.
'ottturo of tho ,,roj.,ct vvhi.di nrovid ', 'i; ' " '^'"" ''''"' '•' im|.orta.,..o to t(,„t
Vou will alHoroadily p.. co v.- a th ' n '"''"';'''.'''" ^^'"' '''••"•'^••••
""'•'I'or of ariicK.. wld..?. 'it s m sod to ^^V' '," "V; I"'"'"""" »"•■'»• "" n
valuo „n ..HH .iin...t conimuniratio ' rweo, U oM:"'""'" T" '"■ »"•"'•' i*"''ly of no
-.-0 ;. ;>..tro,.ot would .„ai.o it i.n,..rbio'';" r^^:,;r;;'d:r!:,''-vt5^i;rt;;::
-.. ';u.lr,,!;;;';v.!ln:;v u;;;i:!i;::;;;;:;..r'' •- -"^'^'•-•y -^ tho K,ench (Govern.
'" t-y tho f ;ovornmont' of ( lanu,!!;, ' "" •""' ""«""'"i""^ "pon tho basin ..onclZ'l
I remain yours laithfull^-,
P C'lIAKivKSTniM'Kn
the a.Umnta,,es offered i„ the p, /mtdUaJr' "^"" ''■"" '" "'1"''^'''^
^(^^'^(^^^ervu^eheJu-eenaanadLindGZ^r^^^^^^^ " 'Wiwe.^/on with a fast
" Thoro^r'"r"' '" '" '"""' ''"''^ ^'"'^ 'V-->fXovomhor30)
notbeoi. ".,2j;;^X;:t"l';.'^Twar':7'?'^ r"",J"" -^-^' which had
'It-Hl Of important... ''rhat wa hoy .^ J /?f '^ '*' ^^''i^''' /'"nada aJtachod
communicatioM by -'oin.' to a,, l\. i T , I'iivo not onlv a direct and i-ii.id
'ii-t.iino ..f'coi^„;;.;;;;-tlon"'Lte;:'rS/Hn/';7 '"•"''^•^^" "■- ''"'-«
roquinni. vossolH t.. proceed on t.^ fvMSw.rn '• '^""''';^'"t of Hurope by
and held with such tonaeitv bv Kr .r- Itl . ' 'i ^'''"'- '" "'« ^y^<''"' adopted
^'really obstructo.l by .Vw/m of Sir 'h i'''" '"■'''•'^"' ^ '•'"'"I" -nd Frann' S
^•-""'•'•ioH. Now a vesiol con i to L Sim''"'" !'!""";">'i'-ation betwon the Zo
a all atlect the regulations Ip^^^ Sof't^.' v "'^ ''■^' •"^'""'•" -'""'' ''^
"lis of lad,n;,.and delivered her carfj £' , T throu^rh
continent o" f^umpo without I av r/ hi, '• ' .?'' '•""^■«/"' any port of the
attention to that because, while lislon n .,: < ■'^''""'' ^'■'*- J'« ''row their
I'udoubtedly the harbour in wllic^lo;Mot . '" '''■^' -'"•^^"t '"tractions that
It occurred to him that ll' U S 7/ '' "* '''''^''' "" '"t'Test was able to ores, ft
French port." ""^ '';"' ""^ '""y contemplated the etfect of ^oi'^ ""a
Jieceivod l.ith February, 1893.
Victoria Oiiamhers,
Hon. Macicenzik Bowell ^^' ^'^"'''""^ Street, London, S.W., '
Minister of Trade and Commorco '"'^^ .lanuaiy, 189.-}.
Ottawa. '
on '^P&^i-(:^c^^':^::^!ri '•,',"• "- "■« -"" !"-'«..«, «.,.,
requested to do by Lord Hutfrn-in i i 7 ' "'" ^'oreiirn Oliico as I had been
guttbrin and I sh^ukn' Slfed o S'lir u! todi"" "^'-i:-^-- ^^^^
Canadian Government were anxious to mhniVi^'\ ""'"''^'" moment, as the
^oss., without delay. X .. o.pectiiS -'y Ul;;e.::?r>oci:'^/t::;-^;r
on t.^:::^e^KCi:i^°^,:'?;ri:';;f s^ri — •^-^ ^ ^"- ^--' -p
the mmimumtaritfonthatartcTe which 1 1 ''*"'. ''™^'''''' ^"""'''^ •>'^^"''"'-d
also .n this connection to make , cCr ' t^ .'^T'"'' ^'^ y^"'' P«'"«'i'- ' l.ave
dospaich, namely, that Switzerland exnortS'-uVnnn'oon'"'""'?^ ^ """'^^ '" '"V 'ast
This amount, as you will see from fifn ^ •{<',000,000 pounds of cheese to Franco
tion of hard cheele inTo iCnce '"'^■"^ran.him, represents the total im^oHa
I am yours faithfully
CHARLES T UPPER.
38
FRENCH [treats.
lieccivod 1,3th Fob 1893
MKMOBANDUM ON TJ,K F^.KCil MARKET FOB CHEESE
4,716.46;i kilo«-n,rnmes. KMhnJ " L ■^"™'^" '""•'' ^'heeso .'e-oxm.rted was
The chief HourooH of the f,.Te "el 1 ' ^'^ .^"''-'ni-^' possensions. ' ' * "
fSv iff '/'"')"'"• •■^"«-*!00 I^lo^^ t^nSr'^o^T'Syri"'^ Switzerland, 8,222.-
Italy U orefore furnish two thirds of ho fore ii ^unJlf '''''''"• ^^^'f^erhnui and
Humed.n the provincial centres wh He ^ tS ^" '"•'«', !''« '^«''>"-l i,n-ade in mi-
■•nportation, finds a niarkel am^ J i>e„^^ ^'f'' ^ 'i^'h f-nns the hulk of to
italy m.pplie.s Gorironzola Roth Sf.hT' '''"''"' ^'^° Mediterranean
general tariir of France^h"utyh.vdtlhSl"'' "'^' '"'^ "'''' -vv under the
'ItTll ^ ^'?"'" tl'« '"inimu?;. tS- rate ^ ""'' ^''" ■' "' ^™"«« P^'" 100 kilog'
•ion n.u^t '^rX^Lt:::^^''''^^^ ^'■'"- ^^om the two countries in nues-
pnoe of chee.so in France -b no impo s bfr T''T'''"r' "" i'"P''"vcmo, t i^Te
and other cheese l.roducin- conn ,■;?!' f- ■^^"^"'' Pr«'l"etions will he stimi . n,I
J.ne chee.-e in( UHtrv f>f Po.,o i„ • ■ ' '^'""" niarkot. '^'
local and British mlS.^r^s" ^'^^^e^'c"/;?''^ ""'T'^^ ''^•''^ ^»^« -«troI of the
expansion of thatindnstryiuthoDomnio^;^ assured But with the continued
anse. P.-ovided Canada the. efoiV^ oh ?„-rTl"^"''^.'^'' '"''^'■^^^ ^^i" inevitably
*'-ance, that oounti^v would offer an X n.?r ^? ""lunum tariff on cheese n
quant.ty of new vai-ieties of clVeose a m t, 'wl ""k"'"', T^'''^^' «^ absorbing la '"
bar "^r ? ''" ^J^^'^^^ industry of C S 'i.^^ ilrf',"'' 'l'.' '^' ^''' '^^ ^'^ "^^o«"
basis and strengthen its position in the "J^ r 's mS -ot ''""''' '""'^ *" ''''"•■'den its
i^xpenence m the manufacture of hZl ,^'"'"'^?'-
G_orgonzola in particular may f h, I'l "^ •f'''*'^ '" ^"'"*'»'''il ""^ of Gruyero -ind
Safer ""f ''^^ '''"^•^'^ •'>• »i'«'est?L';/rf-irtb.ffw .f ''"'^f * '" ^--^' b
dealers in London, who stated (o Sir n,. tu rf' '"^"' ^^•^bb, one of the largest cheese
hnest Gruyere cheese he had oyer hindlTh'. ?^"^'''"V *" ^''" ''^'''■' ^hat some o the
th« V' '"''y'r th'^^disseminat[on of 1^ le^: .T^ f''"" ^^•"^'^^«"' ^^"^'^^'i"
the cheese-makers of Canada is not m.M r T '"'"'''"''t'on on the subject amon.^
P^.ble market, Cana<lian onteiS, J.^^^; .l^'j^fJ'-^/f -"^y, aid, gi^^^
'«8f- . J fc nfe D> the past, may be expected to do the
1^0 Ci'ii ^:S^ t t^r-i:^" S;i;'^-, '« ';■- ^^^ ^^itl^h market /.r
favourite article of consumption in ho ll J .wf '.'^'u ''1'^'^ '"^^ become a very
years, so that in catering foV Fri ce thoTf. •', ^'", ^ "'''«'* Kingdom of reS
market where Canada occupiL a dom n- 'considerable demands of the KntlisI
tion at the same time. ' clom.n.mt position „, cheese might receive atten
The Hon. Sir John Thomps(.n
1 rime Minister of Canada,
Ottawa. fi-. TT
^ -Dear S,, ,T„„n t„„„p»,„ _, ,,,' "°™'' '''""• "'"' ^"'"-''V, 1893.
)nHi(Iernbln.
ipts oflhia
the aveiJiifo
' lo.Tce.n'oo
-525 kilo^fs
ported was
xpoi't, viz. :
and, 8,222.-
lerland and
stically as
nsunied in
L'e in lliree
ido in (on-
Jiillc of (ho
mean,
iiider the
100 IdlogH
!8 in ques-
ont in (he
timnla(ed
an op])or-
Lroi of Uio
•ondnued
nevitaljly
ilieoso in
g a hirgo
10 utmost
oaden its
J^ere and
lada, but
8t cliecse
le of the
<).
t among
. given a
:o do the
rket for
a very
f recent
English
e atten-
[»3.
a copy
''oroign
PBENCII TREATY.
,n,..,„ .^1"'^*-^ <'''^'°«- that in (ho ab.s..n,.« ..• >u.
I'ojoction by' the I^Ven b ( S ,' ol tJ^ P ''""'l!^ '*"^' Switzerland owin. (u (ho
ty
S5' '"°'»'™" "''•"'i'l* »i"0 ° Hi, ,°,/r. .""P"''"""" inl» the U,to s „ i^ii-
40
PUENOII TIIEATT.
Iff
E'
(lohirod l)y Canada for any reanoM to lormiiuitc it Drovision !« .,...,1. f,... ,i ,
gonoy l.y giving twelve mon11,8' r.otico. ' '"'"^'""" '" """'« '«'• ^'^at cont.n-
Tlio (jiieHtion of moHt-fiivouiedniition froiifm.ww t« i?„ i , .
prevent alii«brontial duty being^l";tS:^l';:f^^',^^
Bruain or any JiritJHh possession. Von will alno n„iin« f hi In <-'»'ia<;l'i and (rreat
Canada in tinn featy aie extended to Ah^:^:^.;':^^^^^;:^^^'' "^''^ '"^
J cannot conclude tliJH communication without savin./ iVnf \f •? ?i
tions have been been carrio.l on entirelv 1 v mvH ' f " ' "- ^ ^ ^ ' '''"'^
' Mr. Gabriel llanotaux, ^rinlKtor 1' o iitonti rim )i oo^ ^"T^'"' ''"'' '^^
Commercial Affaire in the Foreign O ,C flSin p ■•w''^ Conmilates and of
General of CuHtomH, and Mr. E. iLm ^ iSirc^ or K^ ^'"^''' '^ ''''^^^^
partn.ent ofConunJrcoand Ind u ry ,1 1 , p ,r ojince''nvr "'''■'"' a\u^'' ^''■
cordial support and assistance from^ he ( o , la ,/ TSn ffi/''''7'^ *?' '"^'f
from His Excellency the Marquis of Duller uAvaX oW;';:.!o. '"''"" ''"^
perience in sJll questionsran^ "l o it |y J^^^ -'*!« --
coui^e with the French negotiators. I a.n lik wL nde^ e o M lustiriT;.
Jim^rte; J;2 in"S=^?£ StS ^"^^'' --'- ^"'---
have received the most valuable ad^ic^e nd si^t n e V ,„; M^ o"v Kon '"? '^rn
who iH at the head of the Conunercial Department "if the iw-i.S Office ^^^'' ''
i am yours faithfnlly'j'
V,; r. CHARLKS TUl'PER.
VICTORIA ClIAMIlERS,
17, V^iCTouiA St., London, S.W.
lion. Mackenzie JJowell, ^^^ February, 1803.
Minister of Trade and Commerce,
OttaM'a.
I irammil in addition herowllh ooj,ie, of llie»o pane™ for vour information
«l, iL'™ °-° '" ""'""" "^ '^"''° »'■ ^'"""'"J- - '«Ply .0 ^o" mor;„""f"-tbe
ana ^nJpyZlIt^^^::;!;^;::'^^;^^ "y -y '«- ^«t
^^^ I trust the point, upon which j„„ „ecni („ have boon in doubt are now olear to
.ayinV.rM!'^i:iS'Tt,;jritto:,d'«3;irr„;;a:/t,;.^^^^
m.ss.ng th.s season's trade if any /leh.y on the j.art of Frlul^./^iT^nKr "'!!"" '" ^'"'^
ivir_ Si,Mrfi.w„i assured me that ilm i.im(i«i. :t„.ni,i ,.ecoivi
iu.,i u \ 1 ,1 1 ; — " iiiaiivjj niiuiuu receive their
that he hoped to have the projet <lr. hi embodying the treaty laid
best attention;
upon the table
FRENCH TREATT.
that contin-
in any way
ii and (ri'eat
)n8 made to
9.
be negotia-
iida, iind by
latos and of
■0, Diroctor
in the Do-
id the most
jondon and
i arc espe-
al Attachd
d wide cx-
I my inter-
»tin Lee, of
ly tlio difR-
Rosebery,
ion that I
nedy, C.B.,
'Pmi.
41
18!)3.
he French
of which
Sir John
nation,
ige of the
tters 24th
!V clear to
tunity of
Dominion
I opted bj"^
iny criti-
ad taken
) and the
ns of the
found in
nnal con-
lerchantH
i to their
Ltcntion;
he tabic
i
appn,™;; ";:ft;;s;n;;;,:;; :,'xl',";s '^i^i ™'» '■»■!«■■ n „„., „. „,,„
telegram wan .sent instrtictin.r ,|pi.,,r.^"P ''^^"^'o coiinc 1 when Sir Tnh,^l
original draft not f„l|y "ndi'.vtoo i^^ '" ™^''^^^'"^^ '" '^--'^^Y' ertoct ^"f ll.t "in
at five on Monday, in ac.c:;;^ '\^ S^.'ST"^^'^ Treaty ^as signed
change .n o,.,g,„al draft, exce,,t in additi n f ,? H "u ^''""' ^^"^-ern^.entT no
The proposal. ,n iettern excha.lgod hy 1 ' en ,"o en u-h ' .t''^"; ."-^'i^'^^ enttmer^tc^d
• a. 1 too ""''^'' ■" ""derntand the delay ?th/rriva^^^^^^
stnrl? T? '° ''f''^ ^'^«'" '"■•"■l«'l on the '>5 h [ 'frnf '''^.f J"''"'^^'^ in question,
steamer. I trust, however, that thoy hai-'e mtehe'you'nofv. "" '^'''^'^ ^'^^^ '-■'
I am yours tiiithfiilly,
7'7. 1^ . CHARLES TUPPRR
''^ ^^-?«- 0/ i?.>.„ ,, z;.r. Stanley oj Preston.
Governor-General, &c., &c., &c. Downing Street, 16th February, 1893.
^-f t^P^'cS'^nment, fco'pH? a tt;er from iLT' '?'" ^^A ■"^"™^^'- o^ Your
patch from the Marquis'of D,ifferin u, d IvI ron .^r "h'^'" ^^'^ enclosing a des-
the nego .at.ons with Franco in rega 1 to Cm u *n t^ l>c successful termination of
of the able manner in which those nor oti-i^; '''*'*" '^''^ expressing his sense
Tupper and Sir Joseph Crowe. "^^'"tiations were conducted by Sir ChaJes
I have, &c., &c.,
The Under Secretary of State -^^oreign Office, 10th February, 1893
Colonial Office. '
tions ^^i^::^::^:ssvs::^T'^r' «" ^"^^ ^"•^-t of negotia.
bery to request that you will infn^m . \^^^' ^. """ directed by tho Earl of Roll
have been brought tol "uccos }S^^ ^oiof/^"'!"''' ""^ ^^'l'"" ^^at th,«e negothfions"
signed and the notes exclTaS^^^^^^ TT ",' ^''''' «f the a|re?men?
you Inthemeantimoltran'mi acoovot^.T "''/'k^;'' ■^^"'■^'>' ^^ forvSd "o
nig h.8 8ense of tho able man n™ in wlKh L ^^'"l'> ^'°"' ^"^'^ D»«"eri„ express-
I am Kd' "'"^ ^'' J"^^*Ph Crowe ' "^'ot.at.ons were conducted by Sh"
pondenc'^on thfs subject*!'"'^ ^o.^h.vy proposes to present to Parliament the corres-
I have, &c., &c.,
P.S.— Aproofofthenronosfid P.,..i;„ * t. E. GREY,
municated to Lord Ripon!^ P"'"'' P-»-hamentary Paper will in due coarse be com-
p ^- ^•
rxKU, 6th February, I893.
The Earl of Roeebory K G
&c.,&c.,&c. ■ ■'
51—4
■iuccessfully terminated by th
nee to its trade
signature
42
FRENCH TRBATT.
N.LC. - B.N.C.
3 3286 07159364
of the arran^roment which I have hiid tho honour to transmit to lour X/oniship in
my Despatch No. 45 Commercial of this day, 1 think it is incumbent upon me to
call \ our Lordship 8 ntfontion to the sitill diHj.iayed hy Sir Charles Tuppor and Sir
J.)seph Crowe in tiie ion.ir and dilfieult negotiations which they have carried on
with the delegates of the French Government.
Owing to the objections existing in this country 1o any kind of commercial
arrangements which may interfere with the liberty of the French Parliament to im-
pose at any moment such duties as thoy may think necessary for the protection of
Its industries, it appeared at the outset very doubtful if these negotiations would
come to a successful termination. The conciliatoiy .spirit, however, shown on both
sides has, 1 am happy to say, falsified these expectations, and I have no hesitation in
saying that the conclusion of the arrangement is largely owing to tho ability dis
played by our negotiators.
Sir Charles Tupper has expressed to mo how greatly he is indebted to SirJosoph
i.rowe lor the kind and considerate attention ho has devoted to the matter and tor
the very able and judicious manner in which Sir Joseph has aided the negotiations
with the i^rench Eepresentatives.
I have, &c., &c.,
DUFFFIEINandAVA.
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