§ 75. Mr. STANIERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the West-phalian Coal Syndicate, in Germany, grant a bonus of 2.50 Marks per metric ton on fuel destined for use in the manufacture of iron for export and obtained from the syndicate; whether the Pig Iron Syndicate, in Germany, grant an export bonus of 6.25 Marks per metric ton on pig iron bought from the syndicate and used for export; and whether the Boiled Wire Syndicate, in Germany, give 11.50 Marks per ton bonus on exported wire?
Mr. ROBERTSONI would refer the hon. Member to the full statement on this subject given at page 655 of the "Board of Trade Journal" for the 12th March last, of which I am sending him a copy. He will see from this that the export bounties in question have been reduced from 2½ to 1½ Marks per ton in the case of coal, and from 6½ to 4¾ Marks per ton in the case of pig iron.