§ MR. STUART-WORTLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he will lay upon the Table of the House a translation into English of so much of Parliamentary Paper, No. 253, of the present Session ("New French Tariff") as has been published in French?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINSir, the Parliamentary Paper was laid upon the Table of the House in French in order to avoid loss of time. I could, of course, furnish a translation; but some considerable time must elapse before this could be done, the work being very technical, and considerable portions of the tariff, as I am informed, untranslateable. I am also assured that people interested in the various trades can follow their own articles very well in the Return as presented. On the ground, therefore, of the expense, and also because the translation would probably not be ready in time to be of much practical use, I hope that the hon. Member will not press for this Return.