§ MR. CHARLES M'ARTHUR () Liverpool, ExchangeI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if be can state what is the present state of the negotiations between Cuba and the United States for a Reciprocity Treaty; whether His Majesty's Government have taken any, and what, steps for the protection of British interests and the maintenance of their right to most-favoured nation treatment in Cuba; and with what result.
*LORD CRANBORNENegotiations are proceeding at Havana for the conclusion of a Reciprocity Treaty between Cuba and the United States, and have nearly reached their final stage. Representations have been made at Washington with regard to British commercial interests in Cuba. No answer has yet been received.