MR. DIBBS' MIISSION.

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MR. DIBBS' MIISSION.

4 INTERVIEW WITH LORD KNUTSFORE THE COINAGE AND CABLE QUESTIONS. | UNITED l-EESS ASSOCIATION.! London. 14th June. Mr. Dibbs and Sir Saul Samuel bad an interview with Lord Knutsford to-day. Hie Lordship promisod to write to Lord Dufferin, British Ambassador at Paris, to prepare the ground for negotiations with France regarding the stoppage or convictism in New Caledonia. Mr. Dibbs is sanguine that this will be the means of producing definite proposals from the French Government for the cessation of the evil. Mr. Dibb3 told Lord Enutsford that he held authority from all the colonies, except Queensland and Western Australia, to negotiate with the Imperial Government on the subject of empowering trustees to invest in colonial stocks. Lord Knutsford, while favourable to the idea, cited the objcotiona already taken to the proposal by Mr. Goschen, including the possible limitation of borrowing power, the difficulty of recovery in lie event of default, and the naturo of the loans to bo included in the Act. Lord Knutsford himself thought the objections were not insurmountable. Mr. Dibbs recognised that they were formidable, and that probably it would be neoosßary to legislate in the colonies as well as in England. Lord Knutsford manifested the keenest interest and sympathy throughout. , Mr. Gosehen has invited Mr. Dibbi to discuss this question and the coinage of silver in colonial mints at an early date. Mr Dibb3 is in communication with tho cable authorities on the subject of cheaper rates to tho colonies. IBPECIAL.) London, 14th June. Mr. Dibbs will probably pay a visit to the President of the French Republic, to urge the desirability of sending no more prisoners to New Caledonia. He expresses regret that Mr. Fitzgerald, of Sydney, who went Home as a delegate of the Labour Party, f 8 making platform speeches on behalf of John Burns, as he fears that interference by a member of an Australian Parliament in the English elections may militate against the success of his mission.