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answered in the Intelligence Branch may be 
referred to the Colony to which they relate. 
10. As regards the first of these objects it has been 
suggested to me, and I would suggest to your 
Government, that each Colonial Government should be 
asked to communicate by telegraph if the matter is 
important, or at any rate by the first mail — in 
the case of the self-governing colonies through the 
Agent-General's office — all changes in the tariflf and all 
alterations of laws which may afifect trade. 
11. In any case all reports which bear on the trade 
and production of a Colony should be promptly and 
regularly transmitted, and every eflfort should be made 
to improve these reports, whether they are what are 
known as the Blue Book reports, or special compilations 
of the nature contemplated by paragraph 20 of the 
Report of the Commercial Intelligence Committee of 
1897. 
12. With regard to the second object I would ask 
you and your advisers to consider whether arrangements 
can be made in the Colony under your Government to 
charge some one officer with the duty of receiving 
and answering the various enquiries which ma}^ be 
addressed to him, either officially by the new 
Commercial Intelligence Branch in this country, or 
unofficially by merchants and others who may seek 
advice direct ; in the latter case the Intelhgence Branch 
should be kept duly informed in the event of similar 
enquiries being put to them. 
13. In the case ol the self-governing Colonies it will 
no doubt be desired that all enquiries which are 
referred to the Colony should be referred through the 
Office of its representative in this country. 
I have the honour to be, 
Sir, 
Your most obedient, humble servant, 
J. CHAMBERLAIN. 
