§ Sir Charles Burrellsaid, that on Friday evening, the right hon. the President of the Board of Trade, had, in answer to a question from an hon. Member (Mr. Heathcote), stated, that the French Government had at length made a reduction in the duty on British wool. The duty hitherto had been so high as thirty per cent., while we admitted French wool and woollen manufactured goods at a nominal duty. As the subject was one of the greatest interest and importance to the agricultural community, perhaps the right hon. Gentleman would be good enough to state the amount of reduction which had been made in the duty by the French Government?
§ Mr. Poulett Thomsonsaid, that the duty had hitherto been thirty per cent., but that the French Government had consented to reduce it to twenty per cent., which reduction had been confirmed by an ordinance, and by an Act passed in the late Session of the French Chambers. That was a reduction of ten per cent., which he supposed the hon. Gentleman would regard as a considerable one.
§ Subject dropped.