HC Deb 13 September 1887 vol 321 c481
MR. CONWAY (Leitrim, N.)

asked the Secretary to the Board of Trade, Whether the Government has appointed a Delegate to represent Great Britain and Ireland at the forthcoming Conference on Sugar Bounties; and, whether such Delegate will be armed with powers calculated to neutralize the effects of the bounties of any nation refusing to abolish the same?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N. E.)

(who replied) said: No Delegate has yet been appointed, and his instructions have not yet been drawn up. The object of the Conference is to arrive at a common agreement, and the proposed basis of negotiation is wide. It is unnecessary at present to anticipate the event of disagreement.