Mr. HAMILTON BENNasked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is a condition of the appointment of the trade commissioners for the Dominions that they shall submit a report on the trade of their areas at the end of each year; whether such reports have been received relating to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand for the year 1909; and, if so, what is the date when they were received and when will they be published?
Mr. BUXTONA collection of reports by His Majesty's Trade Commissioners in the Self-Governing Dominions, covering the period from the dates of their appointment to the end of 1910, will be published within the next day or two. Instructions have been given for annual reports to be furnished in future.