§ MR. PIERPOINT (Warrington)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a convention for the conversion of the residue of the Four per Cent. Turkish 944 Guaranteed Loan of 1855 was signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Costaki Pasha in August, 1898; and, if so, whether application is to be made to Parliament during this session for ratification of the convention, he will explain what is the cause of the delay.
§ MR. BRODRICKThe negotiations on the subject are incomplete and are at present suspended. I regret that no statement can be made at present respecting them.