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against the Commerce and the Empire, and that the 

 Chamber of Commerce would support His Majesty's 

 Government in measures of retahation, provided always 

 that 



(1) Every effort has been previously made in the 



way of representation and remonstrance ; 



(2) That retaliation should be effective ; and 



(3) That it should not seriously injure other branches 



of British Manufactures or Commerce. 



II 



That this Chamber is not prepared to commit itself 

 to Mr. Chamberlain's proposals, but would carefully 

 and sympathetically consider any proposals which 

 would tend to benefit and promote the Commerce 

 between the Mother Country and the other portions 

 of the Empire. 



Lord Brassey replied that the resolutions 

 seemed to him very suitable and judicious, and 

 that he proposed to submit them to the Council 

 (of which he was President) for private dis- 

 cussion at an early day. He expressed a hope 

 that the Government might not hurry either to 

 a decision on this point or to a general election. 



On November 24 Lord Avebury went to Paris 

 with his daughters, Ursula and Irene. On the 

 26th he notes : 



Lunched with Si^cle at the Cafe Durand. Visited 

 the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Received by 

 President Loubet at the Elysee and had to propose 

 his health. Banquet at Grand Hotel. Sat between 

 Falli^res, President of Senate (and afterwards of the 

 Republic), and Berthelot. Had to speak. 



27th. Credit Lyonnais. Lunch at Chamber of 

 Commerce. Received by the President of the Conseil 

 Municipale at the H6tel de Ville. Spoke again. Bank 

 of France. The President sent us his box at the Opera 

 — Othello. Left in the middle to go to reception at 

 Palais Bourbon. 



