§ MR. YERBURGH () ChesterTo ask the Under Secretary of State for Foriegn Affairs whether he will give a Return showing the foreign countries which pay 914 bounties, other than shipping bounties, directly or indirectly, on the production or export of agricultural and other products, defining the commodities on which such bounties are paid, and the rate of bounty under each heading.
(Answered by Lord Cranborne.) Returns showing the bounties given by foreign countries were presented to Parliament in 1895 and 1896, Commercial No.7,1895, and No. 2, 1896. I will make every effort to comply with my hon. friend's wish, and bring these Returns up to date, but I shall be unable to give a final answer for a day or two.