§ MR. W. H. SMITHasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If arrangements have yet been made to restore to the commercial community of Smyrna the 100 pies of harbour frontage free of quay dues which was reserved to them in the concession granted by the Porte to the Smyrna Quay Company; and, if not, what steps Her Majesty's Government have taken to protect the interests of British trade at Smyrna?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEHer Majesty's Government have protested against the closing of the 100 pies at Smyrna in contravention of formal engagements entered into by the Porte; and they have called upon the Turkish Government to restore the space thus arbitrarily closed. Mr. Goschen, since his return to Constantinople, has addressed a further Note to the Porte, to which we hear by telegraph to-day that a reply has just been received. The Correspondence will shortly be laid before Parliament.