§ MR. BRYCEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If he can state what is the present position of the negotiations which are understood to be now or to have lately been proceeding with the Government of the United States of America regarding the establishment of an International Copyright between the two countries?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICESir, a proposal for the settlement of this question was made to the Government of the United States by Her Majesty's Minister at Washington in November, 1881, but no reply has yet been received.