§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if it is a fact that, under the operation of the M'Kinley tariff, the United States have already succeeded in concluding Treaties of Commerce with Brazil and with Spain, securing preferential duties for American products in those markets; and what steps have been taken to secure similar advantages for British goods, or to prevent the trade of the United Kingdom being injured?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONA Treaty of Commerce under the M'Kinley tariff has been concluded between the United States and Brazil securing preferential duties for American products; and it is understood that a somewhat similar arrangement has been concluded between the United States and. Spain, but the terms of the latter agreement have not yet been made public. Her Majesty's Government have not as yet succeeded in obtaining a Commercial Treaty with Brazil.