HC Deb 08 August 1904 vol 139 cc1374-5
MR. CHARLES MCARTHUR (Liverpool. Exchange)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he will consider the advisability of instituting an inquiry by Royal Commission, or other suitable tribunal, upon which Colonial representatives may be placed. as to the fiscal or other measures which may be needful to enable the United Kingdom and the Colonies to co-operate for the defence of Imperial trade and for the promotion of freer trade within the Empire. The following Question also appeared on the Paper—

SIR HOWARD VINCENT

To ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he will consider the advisability of the calling of an Imperial Conference thoroughly to examine the fiscal situation of the British Empire.

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I shall be glad if my hon. friends will defer these Questions till Wednesday or Thursday.