§ 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.