第79部分(第3/7 頁)

our　sails　if　we　give　him　an　opportunity。　My　impression　is　that　if　the　Home　Government　were　to　refer　your　Report　to　the　Canadian　Government　with　a　request　for　an　expression　of　their　opinion　as　to　the　practicability　of　your　remendations　que　Canada　and　ask　for　a　statement　of　what　they　will　do　in　the　matter；　it　would　provide　just　the　stimulus　required　to　enable　the　Dominion　Government　to　do　something　this　Session。

The　Department　of　the　Interior；　with　whom　the　initiation　of　action　rests；　has　been　necessarily　handicapped　by　a　change　of　Minister　and　the　election　at　Edmonton。　The　new　Minister　has　hardly　had　time　to　get　himself　fairly　into　the　saddle。　My　impression　is　that　the　Government　here；　if　properly　approached；　will　follow　Fielding’s　lead　—　this　of　course　quite　private　to　yourself。

Yours　sincerely；

Grey。

So　far　as　I　am　aware；　the　Home　Government　never　“approached”　that　of　Canada　in　the　matter。

Cascapedia　Club；　Grand　Cascapedia；

Quebec；　Canada：　July　4；　1905。

My　dear　Rider　Haggard；　—　Your　report　has　just　reached　me　on　the　banks　of　the　Cascapedia；　and　I　hasten　to　acknowledge　its　receipt。

The　life　here　is　not　conducive　to　writing；　so　I　will　not　try　to　say　much。

I　fear　the　Canadian　Par（t）　which　is　now　preparing　itself　for　Prorogation；　will　not　be　able　to　consider　the　question　seriously　this　Session　—　but　I　will　write　to　Fielding　on　the　subject。

I　do　not　notice　in　the　Blue　Book　Mark　Hanna’s　Bill；　and　I　regret　its　absence；　as　it　gives　a　lead　and　shows　the　way。

I　hope　the　British　Public　will　be　able　to　seize　the　salient　points。　If　they　can　by　the　aid　of　the　Press　be　persuaded　to　assimilate　them　something　ought　to　result　from　your　visit　to　the　States。

Forgive　more　at　present。

Yours　very　truly