§ MR. RATHBONEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, What steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to impress upon the Spanish Government the injustice and inexpediency of their present and proposed fiscal legislation, aimed specially at the commerce of England?
§ MR. BOURKESir, I have to state that Her Majesty's Government have repeatedly remonstrated with the Spanish Government on the injustice and inexpediency of levying fiscal duties on British goods. The last remonstrance on the subject was in May last. Another des patch has been prepared within the last few days, and will be submitted to Lord Salisbury this week. Her Majesty's Government are naturally anxious that the public should be made aware that remonstrances have been made, from time to time, with the Spanish Government. I hope to be able to lay Papers on the subject on the Table of the House in a few days, which will show the hon. Member that Her Majesty's Government have remonstrated with the Spanish Government in a forcible manner upon the course they have adopted.