MR. LAWRENCE (Liverpool, Aber-crombie)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether negotiations with Germany are in progress with reference to the neutral zone behind the Gold Coast; and, if so, whether he can say how soon the result may be expected; and whether the area is at present open to trade?
§ MR. BRODRICKNo negotiations are at this moment in progress, but there is nothing in the Agreement at present in force to prevent trade.