§ MR. W. L. BRIGHT (Stoke-upon-Trent)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether the attention of Her Majesty's Government has been drawn to the fact that the Canadian Government has imposed an additional duty of 100 per cent on pig iron, 350 per cent on puddle bars, and 155 per cent on bar iron; and, whether Her Majesty's Government will make some representation to the Canadian Government, with a view to the modification of this tariff, injurious alike to the interests of Canada and of this country?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)Her Majesty's Government have not received the details of the alteration of the tariff proposed by the Dominion Government; but they are not prepared to press the Canadian Government to modify the proposed fiscal arrangements, for which that Government is alone responsible. Her Majesty's Government will, however, transmit any representations on the subject made by the Chambers of Commerce to the Colonial Minister for presentation to the Premier of Canada. The last words in the Question of the hon. Member are an expression of opinion, which cannot be dealt with within the limits of an answer.