Mr. PIKE PEASEasked what steps are being taken by His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington, in view of the new United States duties upon Canadian fish under the proposed trade reciprocity between Canada and the United States whereby free entry is given to Canadian herrings and mackerel, among other varieties, whereas the duty now imposed upon British and Newfoundland fish is one farthing per pound on herrings, one halfpenny per pound on mackerel, and three-eighths of a penny on other fish cured or preserved?
§ Sir E. GREYThe whole subject is under the careful consideration of His Majesty's Government, and I am therefore not in a position to make any statement.