§ MR. BLUNDELL MAPLE (Camberwell, Dulwich)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies if it is his intention to introduce a Bill prohibiting the importation of confectionery and sweetened provisions made from bounty-fed sugar?
§ MR. KNATCHBULL HUGESSEN (Kent, Faversham)Is it intended to prohibit the importation into this country of jams made from bounty-fed sugar?
§ BARON H. DE WORMSNo, Sir.
§ MR. BRADLAUGH (Northampton)Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the introduction of the Bill has been attended by a rise in the price of the sugar of the poor all over the country?
§ BARON H. DE WORMSI am not aware of that fact. I am aware that a rise in the price of sugar has taken place, but it is owing to the existence of the unfortunate Bounty System.
§ MR. H. FOWLER (Wolverhampton, E.)Will not the Bill prohibit the importation of confectionery and sweetened provision made from bounty-fed sugar?
§ BARON H. DE WORMSCertainly not.