§ MR. ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he can now state how the matter of the opium traffic from India now stands, especially having regard to the Resolution of the House passed unanimously on the 30th May, 1906.
§ MR. MORLEYMy right hon. friend is aware that the Chinese Government towards the end of last year approached His Majesty's Government on the subject of restricting the import of foreign opium into China, and put forward certain proposals as a basis for discussion. The views of the Government of India on 655 these proposals have just reached me and are under my consideration in Council. The discussion which the Chinese Government have invited will be entered upon with all despatch and will, I hope, result in a satisfactory arrangement at no distant date.