HC Deb 12 July 1888 vol 328 c1099
MR. PICTON (Leicester)

asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether it is a fact that Russia has officially agreed to the Sugar Bounties Convention?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)

Yes; the Russian Ambassador in London has announced officially that his Government adheres to the draft of the Convention for the abolition of sugar bounties.