§ MR. DAVITT (Mayo, S.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state how many Canadian and how many British representatives respectively will form part of the Commission about to be appointed to settle or arbitrate upon matters of dispute between the United States and the Imperial Government; whether these subjects of dispute are all relating to Canadian and United States matters; and, if not, can he state what specific British, as apart from Canadian, interests are to come before the Commission; and whether he can state if the agreement as to the appointment of this Commission has already been received, or has yet to be submitted to the approval of the Senate of the United States?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. G. N. CURZON,) Lancashire, SouthportNo decision has yet been arrived at with 1300 regard to the appointment of Commissioners. The subjects which it is proposed to refer to the Commission all relate to matters affecting Canada and the United States; but some of them are of Imperial as well as of Canadian interest. As the terms of the agreement, which only arrived yesterday, have not yet been definitely concluded, I imagine that it has not been submitted to the Senate of the United States. Whether it will require to be so submitted I do not know.