§ 65. Commander BELLAIRSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that hops were still being accepted on the American railways at the end of June for transmission to England, though the Board of Trade had issued its prohibition as from the beginning of June; whether he has official information to the effect that one farmer has despatched over 1,000 bales by rail since 8th June; and whether the Board of Trade will apply their prohibition with the utmost rigour?
Mr. HARCOURTI have no knowledge of the circumstance alleged in the first two parts of the question, but the hon. Member may rest assured that the same principles will be applied to American hope as are applied to all other prohibited imports.
§ Commander BELLAIRSHas the right hon. Gentleman received extracts from American newspapers stating the details in the question which I sent to him?
§ 66. Commander BELLAIRSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will see that no special licences are given to firms to import hops because they own farms in the hop-growing States of the United States of America?