DR. RUTHERFORD (Middlesex, Brentford)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will procure from the Egyptian Government, for the information of the House, a statement as to amounts and values of alcoholic liquors imported into Egypt during each of the years 1900 to 1906, showing the places of origin and destination and the nationalities of the consignors and consignees; also a statement of the number of distilleries and breweries for the manufacture of alcoholic liquors, showing in each case the towns and provinces in which they are situated, and the amounts and values of the outputs together with the nationalities of the proprietors for each of the years between 1900 and 1906.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI will make inquiry and get as much of the information asked for as is obtainable.