§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether he is yet in a position to state the result of the negotiations which have passed between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the United States with reference to the import duty levied in the United States upon British works of art, which is at the rate of 20 per cent.ad valorem as compared with 15 per cent. charged upon works of art imported from other European countries.
§ MR. RUNCIMANNo, Sir; my right hon. friend is not in a position to make a statement on the subject yet.