§ MR. CAUSTON (Southwark, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether the Chinese Government have by an Imperial Edict raised the transit duty on Indian spun yarn by 3.10 dollars a bale; and whether the Government have any official cognisance of this new arrangement?
* SIR J. GORSTNo, Sir; this is not a matter which has come under the official cognisance of the Secretary of State, but he has reason to believe that the proper Department is making inquiry.