§ MR. SAMUEL ROBERTS (Sheffield, Ecclesall)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what were the terms of reference to the Anglo-French Commission which has been recently considering questions arising out of the New Hebrides Convention; and when the Report will be published.
§ MR. RUNCIMANAs my right hon. friend has already stated, the Anglo-French Committee assembled in order to arrange certain matters connected with the working of the Joint Court. The questions discussed comprised the salaries, leave allowances, etc., of the members of the Court, as provided for in Article 10, Section 4, of the Convention of October last. The arrangements suggested by the Committee are now being considered by the two Governments, and will be published if, and when, they are mutually accepted. Other matters connected with the Convention are discussed apart from the proceedings of this Committee.
§ MR. SAMUEL ROBERTSI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs who were the members of the Anglo-French Commission which has been recently appointed to consider 670 questions connected with the New Hebrides.
§ MR. RUNCIMANMr. Louis Mallet, C.B., Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. F. Fitchell, Solicitor-General for New Zealand, represented His Majesty's Government on the Committee. The French Government were represented by Monsieur Weber and le Comte de Manneville.