§ MR. RUNCIMANTo ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the draft treaties relating to the law of collision and salvage at sea were received from the Belgian Government; whether any reply has been made to the Belgian Government; and if he can yet state what action is to be taken by the Government.
(Answered by Lord Cranborne.) The draft treaties relating to the law of collision and salvage at sea were received from the Belgian Government on 3rd January. A reply has been returned to the Belgian Government, but the matter is still under consideration.