§ MR. J. A. PEASE (Northumberland, Tyneside)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Convention, signed at the Hague, has been yet ratified by the Powers of 671 Europe; if not, when is the Convention expected to be ratified.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe ratifications of Great Britain, France, Austro-Hungary, Russia, Italy, Spain, and the United States are at present in the custody of the Netherlands Government, but the date of the ratification has not yet been definitely settled. It will probably be early in September.