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      Copyright In Canada. On January 22, The ...

      is for hereby republication prohibited in provided Canada , the shall provisions be an < i

      of section 2 have , been complied with . Nothing in this Act * shall be held to exclude

      the _ ¦¦ 8 English ¦¦¦— « This * J edition Act ¦¦•*•> shall s of copyri not — ^ ' app m ght m l y works to Eng . lish

      copyri ghts BB m granted - SB * pri or to < . - , - the ^ A > X J . passing •/ A * of _& C 7 this — bb . A Act . Hh ^ k ^ k ^ H ^^ — ^^^—k ^ k ^^ a ^ A B ^ ^ ^ K ^ ^ ^ K ^& ^^

      9 . The word * Work V in this Act shall include every volume , part or division of a

      c volume vol har t , p , lan pa "narrmhl m or phlet musical p . t _ , sheet ahaet composition 01 of lett let .+ e fimrftss rpress , separatel . , map man y , . published .

      That your memorialists believe that when this has been donethe Copyright Act of

      Canada will . then secure , justice not only to the British or foreign authorbut to the printing

      publishing , and booksellin , g interests of the , Dominion—interests which , when taken in

      most the aggregate important , will in be the found Dominion to be , with amon man g the y million million s s or of dollars dolla / rR capital ranital invp invested » ff » d . and and with with

      many thousands of people engaged therein , . Speaking before the CouncilMr . Lovell

      of Montreal said that in 1872 he , went on a mission to England . The English publishers "

      would not yield an . inch . They said they would not allow any colonial to publish Xone

      of their books . Their ignorance of Canada was profound . Th b ey treated Canada as if it

      was - ^ * *""~ part ^ r ^^ - ~—w ^ ~™~ —^ and ~^^ ^^ - ^^^ *^™ ^^™ ~^ pr ^ parcel w ^ ^^^^^^^^ m ^^ with ^ r B ^^ ^^ ^^ " ^ the ^ P ^^^ ^^ ^ B' ^ " ^ ^ United ^ ^^^ " ^ ^^ " ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ " ^ ^^ " ^^ " ^ States ^ " ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ *^^ P * ^^^ . ^^ " ^^™ ^ P » Mr . Robertson : The New York - Sunday

      book Worl — - ^ ^^ " d ' ^ Brother ^ p ^^ P ^ " ~ ublished PHP * ^^ " ^^ ^^^^ ^ B »* V ^ V Jonathan ~^«^ " ^ the ^~ ^»^ V ^ B * BT ^ B *^^ whole ^ B B ^^^^^ BP > y ^ in ^ W of ^^ one ~^^~ Max ^ PW ^ ^ BT issue ^ V r ^ V O » ' ^ P * ^ ' Rell 1 . ^ ^ A ^ ' s

      sum Canadian for the publish exclusive er ¦ had ri ¦ ¦ ht offeree of ) publ . & handsome ishing # the

      work ™ ^^^~ ^^ W in *^^ BBJ Canada ^ HP aB ^» ^^ r ^ B ^ ^^^ V ^ . BV ¦¦> ^¦^¦ ¦ . ¦^ HF ^ Bb How ^ ^^^* ^^ BB could g ^ pK B > V ^^ P ^ 4 ^ ' such V ^^ ^ k' ^ V ^^^ ¦ a ^ B > p *^ ublisher > ^ ^^ ^ B > B ^^ h ^ V BiBl ^ BJT compete - — » " ^^^ ™ ^^ ~^^^ with » — " ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ " ^^ K a ^^»^ l » paper M ^ ^^^^ B ^^^ ^^^ r ^^» which ^ ^ ^ " » ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ " ^^ sold " ~^^ ^^ ^^^ V ^^» ^^ www for -v ^ w- ^^^ w ¦ 4 hh cent ^» w - ^^^ ^^¦ ^ ^ ¦— s — " ^^ ? ^^

      stopped Hon . at Mr the . Bo border well : b But y Customs the paper officers could . be

      Mr . Mr Robertson . Bryce ) ( the : The publishers Customs alluded officers to not by only did BiBt not prevent BBJ / the importation « B « B WB —f Bi « B » of the

      ~ - W —* " »—B » ^ n * - ^ T ^ T ¦ T" ^ ^^ ^^^ " ^ BJ' ^ BVH - * J ^ > H ^_ r « r « WT WB - « - «¦> «^ ^ B > ' ^^^ IBB —V « B > _ B > —«^ newsp they ^ were aper b perhaps containing i # not « b «* the to tr story blame bmb bjbb > , for but bbi i which th kr ibbi

      eve — ^ n r e ~_ f _» use ^ r d Br" ^ ^ " ^ t ^^ o *»^ ass y Bi ^ n ^ ist ^^ i n preven ^ w' r ^ r » ' ^ » ti - ^ ng , —« jbf the -- * r ^ im > ey ~ b >* - portation of bound volumes for which 1 had

      the exclusive copyright . Hon . Mr . IBowell : You are in error .

      ment Tons of of books copyrig have ht . been seized for

      infringe-— ^^ ^* r ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ r Vv W B ^ BV *^^ BJk ^ " ^ PV * Yi ^ ^^ Mr . Bryce : 1 have letters from your department ment . which wliir » Ti sa sftv in in p effect . flRHf » h that fh « . f . mv onlv only remed rpsmpHv

      the is to books bring , . an I action y even o against ffered to those my defray importing the cost y

      <> f furnishing Customs collectors with a list of copyr _» ighted books B *^ V . r

      ^ " ^^ BB > *^«^ ^^ ^^»^ Bl > M ^ ^ ^^ ^^ iB » VI ward Hon a ^^^ W statement . Mr ^ V W ^ B ^ . BH ^ BB * Bowell ^ B ^ B > lP fB ^ of ^ r bBJ ( the Bf : I ^ BjtfV case wish ^ flB * VVR * ^ B ^ . B , you would

      for-Mr . / Bryce : In order to protect myself I thus have * ^^ had « -U * VI to "W-t ™^ publ yj XJ ^ K ^ M ish JL | kJJI « t my KAI W w TV ork V ^ JL ATi s PkJ in All New „* . 1 ^^ IT York J-k V / A JUh , , «

      getting rpbbing them Canadian except s the of "bookbinding all the work . of

      up gentiemen Kentlemen Mr . Bowell . tor for oir Sir : I J Tohn have ohn Macdnnam M to acdonalcrs apologise s absence n to . h « f » Ti you rrfi . ,

      noon He Would had , g he ladl not y have had been to go present t 6 Mont this real after . - I think I am but % f expressing ¦ the inion of "k . ^ Jbi

      ' ** " *¦ * W *> 4 » . b * *^ - « m - ^ S + m * v'bV- ^^ P *^ f ** B- **»*»«^ * W > - *^ w * op ^ -T K / AAAAX / AAl V ^ Jk every V ~*>^ V very one of much my colleagues obliged for when the I clear say , th lucid at we , and are

      Copyright In Canada. On January 22, The ...

      — ¦ ¦ ¦¦ — ¦ ¦ _____^^—fc x ^ forcible manner in which' your president has laid the whole subject before the Counciland

      I safely promise that it will receive the , most W s *^ erious ^ B ^ ^ BV ^ B * ^ B ^ ^ . ^ W | B 7 consideration ^ IB' ^^^ BB ^ BI W BBI ^ PBi BT 4 ^ Bi ^^ r ^^ ^^ B ^ i ^ ^^^^ v of ~^^ r ^^^ - ev ^ r ^ ery ^ B ^ ^^^ V one ^^^ ^— " ^~^ of — ' ^^^ us — .

      business S - ^^^ peaking ^^ v ^ v ^^ ' ^ " ^^ p ^^ v ^^^ p ^ B ^ w ^ B ^ »^^^ ^ now ^^ for ^^ Bi ¦ ^^^^ B myself , Va probabl ^ B ^^ ^^ P" ^^^ . *^ P ^ ^^^ , ^^ I ^ ^^^ y realise W I ^^^^^ would ^ ^^^ , ^^ " ^^ and ^ ^^» ™» realise i i ^^^ if ^^ I wgre ^ - ^ it the r- in

      more in which , - the great you are importance engaged . of Mr the . Robertson industries

      has personally B ?^ tf' ^ B ^ Bl BV made ^^^^ ^^ Bt ^^ B ViP ^ Br ^^ V V ^ . v a I W ^^^ B strong thank V ^ P ^ BJ BV ^^^*^^ ^^ ^^~ ^^^^^^ V National him ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ r ^^^ ^ for ^^^ ^^ f ^ p ^^ it ^ Policy ^^ ™ . ^ v ¦ I ¦ think ^ speech ^ ^^^ — ¦ ^ - ^ ~ ¦ — ^^ he ™ , ari ^^^ < is I

      I in would the ri Ray ght to direction Mr . Bryce anyway if he . will ( Lau pui ghter into . )

      . writin ^ i ^^ PP W W ^^^ ^ p ^ ^ b g ^ PP ^^ " the ^^ ^^ % J statement ^ B ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ' ^^^ " ^ P ^^^ ^ P ^ ^^^ V he ^^^ ^^^ , ^ 7 has ^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ made ™ — in X BJ — — ^ refe ^ — r - ence " ^ B "' ^ Bi ^ W ^ BP ^^ P' to ^ B' ^ P ^ the ^ P » ^ P" »^^ ^ PjpT difficulties ^ WB » ^» B »^^^^^ ^ B ^ ^ . P' ^ ^ P ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ he ^ " ^^ ^^^ has ^^ ^ " ^ ™^ ¦ encountered ^^ ^^^ ~ — * — " ^ — in

      toms enforcing - ^ r - ~ - ^ ^^ BVBWBV ^ V , B | ^ if » ^^ BBVB I the find BkBJ ~ B copy ? ^ m M ^ the ^ Br ^ ri » ^ P » ¦ - ^ g ht difficulty ^^ - law p ^^ " ^» —^ " ^^ ^ throug ™ " ^~_* lies " ^^ h with the ' ' — Cus my ¦ _ -

      department , that matter will have my personal attention af once .

      deputation B " ^ * pf ^ m Pi ^ ^ BP * BJ V » - ^^ ^ B Earlier ^ ^ P ^ * * ^^ m ^ P W ' ^ tP BB ^ B > - »— ^ P' ' ^ P « » B ^*^ P > ^^» ^ ^ B B 1 ^ «^ in had t ^ m ^ ^ p | ^ P- ^ B" - B B > > ^ B ^ the ^^ PF - ^| pT ^^ an ^ B BJ ^^ B 7 ^^ B day ^ interview ^^^^ p ^™ ^ p ^ some ^^^ —^ v ^^ ^^^ ^ W members with ™ r ^^ ^~^ the —^ of Post the ^^

      -master-G-eneral , and pointed out to him that being the fact onl of y the one American cent a pound package ¦ whil on e book the s

      Canadian ** ' ^^^ B ^^^^^ v BJB ^*^^ ^^^ . ^ PP ^ rate ^ ^ fcp ^ B ^ ^ is ^ pjpW ^ four ^^ P ^ ^ P ^ ^^^ ^^ ^ P cents ' ^^ r ^ B B ^ ' ^^ enables ™ ™ , ^ B / ^ ~ the ^^ New York of Canada publishers for three $ 0 send cents a , less book than to it any can ¦ part be .

      - ^^ sent Bh ^^ WBpaVf from ^ i * ^ BkpB ^ Toront Bb ^^ BBf ^ . ' •¦ BB « o Bj * V ^ , pr ^ B- thus ^ W "BW ^ P- > B » ^ more Bl ^— ^^ ¦ - ^ B » than ^ ^^ ^ - ^ - ^ ' nullif —~ - ^ — ~— ying " ^—

      —the duty on the book .

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      — ¦ »O» - ¦ ¦¦ . . , . • . The Undersell...

      — ¦ » o » - ¦ ¦¦ . . , . . THE UNDERSELLING Ql / EfSTlON IN

      GERMANY . In pur last issue we gave a biography of f-

      , Herr — ^ P ^ » ^ ^ b ^ ^^ ^ H ^ ^ BP" ^ G ^ P *^ erman ^ Paul ^ BP ^^^ " ^^ P > B »^^»^^ VP ^ " ^ P 4 B ? BB Parey « > _^^ Booksellers BVBB ^ P' ^* P * ^^^ ^^^^ , » ^^ B ^ * ^ B -- » " th . ^ P" fc ^"" ^^ ^ P" ^ W * " ^^ respected ' Union ^^^^ ^^ ^^ - ^^ - ^ " - —^ - ^ v , ^ h B > for — President *« - ^ V ^ —— ^ which - - j . - bI —^ ' - A ¦ ^^— — our a of ^ — Bk P

      periodical acknowledgments Das Bu are eligewerhe due to Bt whose a new contents Berlin

      and —m ^ ^ f ^^^ fB ^^ pr get ^ hP ^ V ^ Bl ^ B ^ - ^^^^* up ^^ " , WJ ^ B *^^* are ^ * " ^ B ^ ^ IP ^ ^ BBJBP al ^^ *^ ike ^ ' » B * ^* W ** to ^ ^ P ^ ^^^ ^^ W be ^ r ^^ , commended ^ ™^ —™— ¦ ^ " ^ ^^ ^ " ^ ™ ^^ , - ^ ~^ ari — ~ ~— ' d ™—which will doubtles ~ s be appreciated by the

      ¦ B BBMV ^ m ^^ ^ m « BB W ^ ^^ BPk ^ BJ Bi PI ^ . pP- ^ pP- ^ ¦ ¦¦ I ' ^ T ¦¦ «^ P > "B ^ P' r ^ B- " ^ B » *^ r ^ I M ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ b 1 # ^^ ^ ^^ trade in Germany . : To pBB ^^^ -day IPJ BB * B" W we W W ^ p ~ quot ^ " * B ^^^^ ^ " ^ ' ^^ e ^^^ ^ from ^ ^^ ^^^ * ¦¦ . " another BJ B *^ ^ Bl ^ P ^ ^ P- " ^ ^^ ^^ —r new - ^ » T Oer - ^ -- ~^»

      -man of the periodical Book Trad , also eand devoted entitled to the the interests Bureafc-Tftatt ,

      JJiatt undei German . , sellin a a in fu publisher g rther rther in Germany contribution contribution whose . nam It to to is e the the written however historv history by of or is a

      not given . , , , * At the extraordin Bfc ary general ¦ meeting of

      autumn autumn the Borsenverein BIHb ^ Bh ^ m 01 of BJB BJi * P > ^ h ^ 118 »» ' ^ t f 7 7 . * ^ B ) the the ^ p ^ W , ^ ^^ P * pW held Bl Bi discount discount B » ^^ ^ W ^» Pit at « g ^ Frankfort h ^ W ^™ question Q * " ^ ^ " ^ uestion ^^ ^^^ ^^ '"' seemed seemed in " *^ —— — F ^ tKe ^ ^^ 1

      to be finally , solved ; the present writer augu negative red unfavourabl demeanour pi y of of ourJBerlin ¦ r b the »» issue - —¦ colleagues from the .

      And seemed mm ibi *^^ 9 ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ althoug ^^ ^^^ to ^^^^ ^""^ the ^^ h # **¦> ^> w the W" *^ p" Berliners " » ^» p ^ crushing ^ Bj « p" ^ ^ i ~ pi ^ - *^ to majority ppp ^ render ^ ^ ^^ - — - ^ — — may a contest - ^ ByS hav ^ — e *

      at s RArvflr erver Frankfort must mil at . hav Ti nugatory n . v e fi said nnirl , stil to to l himseli him any self careful . * ' Berlm Jierlm ob-

      doesn't chimo in" and recent events , at Berlin have fully and comp , letely confirmed this

      supposition ' pH If *¦• the W . Jbj ^ b ^ *•• reason ^*/" 4 ^** P ^ rf ^^ mmjmt p for * b ^ - ^"' 4 k this ^ r ** pp * ^ b ^ ^ pipt ph ^ ^ p ^ ^ p ^ - v *** tion ^ p' p « *^ - p ^^^ be r ^ p- - ^ asked pp ¦ - ^— ^— " — - - ^ — - " ; excep ,

      the answer is that the Government authorities would The not present give up write the * 10 considers per cent the , discount memorial it i —• - ! i

      ministries Ulll of our Jin pPB ^ B tX « BI ^ fc * ' Exchange lCO H ^^ mm ^ A rather BpT . CI « T 1 ^ B I / . UO ¦ ^ . ^ . 1 . as o Union . d "" ^** ut a ^ "P ^ ** matter ¦ » axo ^*^ ^ . i Committee * ^^ ijC ¦ * ! ^^ ? a * " ^ ^ " ^ vsj of ^^ »^ . »^ form xyjL ^ P" ^ 1 " ^ Ji « ^^ Ji to than - i / jlachk - ~ - various - ^ P- . - — " ^— c as ' * k » ' a c »

      means to an end . For if the Committee ' be- ' & affair ev " ed agreed the possibility on , it of must carry have ing through felt strong tl ^ e

      The enoug authorities h to carry whose through assistance the discount was question called in .. . l— : _ „ ¦ . . . ; ¦ ; . ; H

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 1, 1889, page 217, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01031889/page/7/