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The Secretary read the annexed communication from 



the Chamber of Commerce : — 



The Chamber of Commerce of the City of Geoegetown, 



Georgetown, Demerara, 5th December, 1896. 

 Sir, — I have the honour by direftion of the Council of the Chamber 

 of Commerce, to transmit to you copy of a letter dated i8th November, 

 from the Hon. Secretary of the Antigua Branch of the Leeward Islands 

 Agricultural and Commercial Society, also the copy of the Antigua 

 Standard therein referred to. 



2. The Council views with favour the proposal to hold a Conference 

 on the subjeft of the Sugar Bounties, but it is of opinion that the 

 matter could be better dealt with by your Society, embracing as it does 

 both the Commercial and Agricultural interests. 



3. I am writing to Mr. Watts to inform him of the a6tion taken by 

 the Council in this matter. 



i have, &c,, 



G. WYATT, 



Secretary. 

 R. T. A. Daly, Esq., 



Hon. Sec. Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society. 



Antigua Branch, Leeward Islands, 



Agricultural and Commercial Society. 



Antigua, iSth Novr. 96. 



Dear Sir, — I beg to'*forwafd herewith a copy of the " Antigua 

 Standard," aud to direft your attention to the report of a public 

 meeting, and to a resolution relating to a Conference on the Bounty 

 Question. 



To put the matter in a definite form : — 



Do you think that it is possible, and desirable, to send delegates from 

 your Colony to a Conference to be held in Barbados on, say January i ith, 

 or January 25th 1897? If so, much time will be saved, if steps be taken 

 to arrange preliminaries, such as the selection of delegates and prepar. 

 ing their instruftions, without delay. 



It is desired that you should make this proposal as widely known as 

 possible, in order that he Conference, if held, should be thoroughly 

 representative, and we shall feel obliged if you will kindly bring the 



