§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any further information respecting the working of the regulations against dealing by gambling in options and futures in Germany, Canada, and other countries; whether the Government intend to send representatives to the congresses about to be held at Liège and Rome; and whether they will initiate 557 a discussion on this subject with a view to prevent International conspiracies of bulls and bears to operate markets.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) Some information has been received from time to time on this subject, but the Government do not propose to take the step indicated in the Question.