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regard to Canada, it must be remembered that it was 
a very growing country ; the population of that country 
was increasing very rapidly — more largely than any 
other country under the British flag ; and if they, the 
West Indies, with the colony of British Guiana, as 
a body — for they must go together — could make a treaty 
with Canada, they would get rid of 70,000 tons of the 
sugar produced annually — and they knew that our sugar 
had a very good name in London and other British 
markets ; it would give them some relief and every day 
they might expect something better. 
The President thought the time had come when the 
West India colonies, in a body, should try to force the 
"hands of those now governing them on the other side of 
the water, and obtain a Commercial treaty either with 
the United States or with Canada. 
Mr. Little asked Mr. Nind what remission we could 
make on imports from Canada or Nova Scotia. The 
chief item of import was salt fish, and if we remitted the 
duty on salt fish from Canada he did not see how we 
could enter into a reciprocity treaty with the States- 
The first thing America would demand from us would be 
a remission of the duty on any fish sent from the States. 
If the duty were remitted on fish from the States, the 
Boston market would supply this country for years to 
come. To-day we had received a telegram to the effect 
that there was some negotiation going on between the 
Imperial Government and the United States ; and he 
thought if they should take the only duty off the Canadian 
and Nova Scotian imports, the only thing we would have 
to do would be to follow suit with the American Govern- 
ment. There was lumber of course, besides salt fish; 
