§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the Recommendations of the Neutrality Commission have received the attention and approval of the Government; and, if so, whether a Measure will be introduced for the purpose of giving effect to them?
LORD STANLEYSir, I have read the Report of the Neutrality Commissioners with great interest and attention, and I may say that in the general scope of their recommendations Her Majesty's Government entirely concur. But with regard to the details of those recommendations I require more leisure than I have yet had for considering them before I give an opinion upon them. In the actual state of Business I conceive that it would be quite useless to attempt to legislate on the subject during the present Session; but if I have the opportunity I shall certainly be prepared to do so when the new Parliament meets.