§ MR. WAITasked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Whether he is in a position to state that the communi- 1811 cations between the Government of Her Majesty and the French. Government, in reference to the export of refined sugar, have led to a satisfactory result; and whether he will state to the House the result of such communications?
§ MR. BOURKE, in reply, side, a Conference had lately taken place upon this subject at Brussels, and the delegates at that Conference comprised the Representatives of various Foreign Powers who were parties to the Treaty of 1864. The delegates had drawn up a Convention which they had submitted to their respective Governments for examination and approval. Until that examination had been made it would be premature to state whether or not in the opinion of Her Majesty's Government the result of the deliberations would be satisfactory.