§ MR. BADEN-POWELL (Liverpool, Kirkdale)asked the Secretary to the Board of Trade, Whether Her Majesty's Government have any further information to give as to the proposed International Conference on the Sugar Bounty Question; whether he can state which Powers have now consented to attend such Conference; and, whether he will lay upon the Table before the end of the Session any further "Correspondence on the subject of Sugar Bounties," in continuation of that already published, the last issue of which was dated December, 1884?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)(who replied) said: The following Governments have accepted unconditionally the invitation to the Conference: — Austria-Hungary, Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain, and Denmark. Belgium has accepted; but will insist on the right of refining in bond. Prance, Russia, Brazil, Portugal, and Sweden and Norway have not given any answer. The United States cannot accept until the assembling of Congress; but it is understood that the Government will not take any exception to the meeting of the Conference without waiting for their previous concurrence. No Correspondence on the subject of the Conference could at present be presented.