§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for 698 Foreign Affairs whether he can now state what steps have Austria and Hungary taken to meet the demand of the other signatories to the Brussels Convention that the legislation of the empire and kingdom should be altered; what modifications, if any, has the Permanent Commission agreed to make in the charges to be levied on Russian sugar; what are the reasons for any such modification; whether the Government have decided to publish the proceedings of the Permanent Commission; and, in view of the inconvenience to trade of further concealment, when will the resolutions be published, and Papers laid.
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Lord CRANBORNE,) RochesterI am not aware that the countries referred to have taken any steps to alter the legislation to which the hon. Member alludes, but it is to be presumed that the requisite measures will be adopted. The answers to the Questions as to the charges on Russian sugar will be found in the Papers which I hope will be in the hands of the hon. Gentleman this week.