§ Mr. CHAMBERLAINI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade a question, of which I have given him private notice: Whether a special permit has been given by His Majesty's Government to a shipment of German dye-stuffs from either Bremerhaven or Rotterdam in the steamship "Matanzas"?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Runciman)No permit was given by His Majesty's Government for the shipment of German dye-stuffs in the steamship "Matanzas," nor did the question of a permit arise, as the vessel was a neutral one engaged in trade with a neutral country.