§ SIR EDWARD BIRKBECK (Norfolk, E.)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether he is able to state how many of the six Governments represented at the International Conference held at the Hague last June, relative to the Liquor Traffic in the North Sea, have accepted the recommendations made at that Conference; and, whether there is a near prospect of a convention being concluded on the subject?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)Five of the six Governments have accepted the Convention, and steps are being taken to obtain the completion of the Convention.