§ MR. OCTAVIUS V. MORGAN (Battersea)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is prepared to make a statement as to the position of proposed Treaty between the Republics of Brazil and the United States of America; and whether the 1st of April next is the day on which it is proposed the Treaty shall come into force?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONHer Majesty's Ministers have been directed to telegraph the date at which it will come into force, and to state whether ratification or legislation is necessary, the general effect of the Treaty is that United States imports to Brazil will be placed on the free list which hitherto have amounted to about 18½ per cent. of the entire imports of those articles; and United States imports will pay a reduced rate of 25 per cent. which hitherto have been under 5 per cent. of similar imports. In return, Brazilian sugar, molasses, coffee, and hides will be admitted free into the United States.