§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether Mr. Richard Grigg has been sent by the Board of Trade on a special tour to Canada; and whether he will state the purpose of his visit.
§ MR. KEARLEYMr. Grigg has been sent to Canada on the recommendation of the Commercial Intelligence Committee on a commercial mission similar to those already undertaken to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand and other countries. The purpose of his visit is to inquire into the condition and prospects of British trade in the Dominion, and to suggest the names of suitable gentlemen for the position of correspondents of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade in various parts of Canada.