§ MR. JAMES ROCHE (Kerry, E.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in consequence of the recent action of the Canadian Government in proposing to remove the duties hitherto imposed in Canada on English imported merchandise, Her Majesty's Government, in considering the advisability of denouncing the treaties of commerce at present existing between this country, France, and Belgium respectively, as being under these circumstances inconsistent with the Favoured Nations Clause of such treaties?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. G. CURZON, Lancashire, Southport)The matter is receiving the careful consideration of Her Majesty's Government, but I am unable at present to make any statement with regard to it.