§ On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House,
§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)asked the President of the Board of Trade how it was that the Report on British Trade and Foreign Competition, prepared by Sir Courtenay Boyle, the Permanent Secretary to the Board of Trade, on "The Comparative Statistics of Population, Industry and Commerce in the United Kingdom and some leading foreign countries," which was laid yesterday upon the Table of the House, had appeared in The Times of that day, while hon. Members were unable to obtain a copy? He wished also to know when the Report would be in the hands of hon. Members.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. C. T. RITCHIE,) Croydonsaid that he did not know how the Report came to be published in The Times. Had he sent out the Report he should have seen that it was sent to all the newspapers. He was unable to say when the Report, which was in the hands of the printers, could be furnished to hon. Members, but no time would be lost in the matter.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ House adjourned at Ten minutes after Twelve o'clock till Monday next.