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No. 3. 
The Marquess or Durrerin AND Ava to FOREIGN OFFICE. 
My Lorp, . Rome, 25th July 1890. 
WirH reference to my despatch of the 15th ultimo, I have the 
honour to transmit to your Lordship herewith translation o _& note 
which I have received from the Italian Government giving statistics of 
the importation of Sulphate of Copper into this country. The amount 
imported is, as your Lordship will perceive, rapidly increasing. 
ave, &c. 
(Signed) DurrERIN AND Ava. 
The Marquess of Salisbury, K.G., 
às codes o de 
[Enclosure in No. 3.] 
From the ITALIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE 
to the Marquess or DUFFERIN AND AVA. 
Rome, 23rd July 1890. 
recorded on the tical retu 
consists almost exclusively of sulphate of copper. 
Your Excellency will find the returns of the exportation and importa- 
tion of sulphate of copper during the years 1887, 1888, 1889, and during 
the four months of the current year (1890) in the ensuing table. [See 
Enclosure to No. 2, p. 193. 
As I have already remarked, the importation and exportation of the 
said salts consist almost exclusively of Sulphate of Copper. As regards 
the importation it is almost nil, and if we except the increase noted in 
No. 4. 
The Hon. W. A. C. BARRINGTON to FOREIGN OFFICE. 
My Lord, eu Madr 
_ ON receipt of your Lordship’s despatch of the 9th ultimo I made 
some inquiries about the employment of Sulphate of Copper for dressin 
extensively applied. 
Where used Sulphate of Copper has not been adopted as a cure for 
Phylloxera but as a preventative of mildew and “rot,” for which pur- 
pose it has no doubt been shown to be efficacious, although even when 
