§ Lord BALCARRES (for Mr. Samuel Roberts)asked whether any information has been received as to the alteration or modification of any of the proposed new duties on steel plated goods or engineers' tools by the French Senate?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Buxton)I am glad to say that the Senate have agreed to an increase in the proportion of chrome, tungsten, and other metals which will make steel liable to the increased duties imposed on special steels. The duty of 50 francs per 100 kilogs. will now be leviable on steel which contains more than 6 per cent, of either chrome or tungsten instead of 4 per cent, of chrome or 2 per cent, of tungsten as provided by the Bill in the form in which it passed the Chamber of Deputies. So far as I am aware the duties on plated goods and twist drills and similar tools have not yet come up for discussion in the Senate.