§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to state the result of his inquiries into the fact, as alleged in the recent report of the British Consul at Nice, that a counterfeit lace made at St. Gall, in Switzerland, is sold in Nice as Irish-made lace; and what steps he proposes to take in order to safeguard the interests of this Irish industry in this town and in other towns on the Continent.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralNo, Sir; the inquiry which the Board of Trade is making, with the assistance of the Foreign Office, is not yet completed.