§ MR. J. F. HOGAN (Tipperary, Mid)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the provision in the Clayton Bulwer Treaty between Great Britain and the United States that neither Power shall annex Hawaii is still recognised by both Powers as binding?
§ MR. MICHAEL DAVITT (Mayo, S.)said that, before the right hon. Gentleman answered that Question, he wished to ask whether it was not the fact that no reference to the annexation of Hawaii was contained in the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. G. CURZON, Lancashire, Southport)The hon. Gentleman who has put the supplemental Question has anticipated my reply, which is that the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty does not contain any engagement by either Power in regard to Hawaii.