§ 40. Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there is any treaty or other security against the imposition by the United States of America of a differential tariff upon the export of cotton seed or cotton oil to this country; and whether any protest has yet been received from the United States Gov- 1784 ernment against the policy imposed by the Colonial Office whereby an export duty has been placed upon any oil kernels exported from West Africa and other Powers?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe imposition of preferential export duties is prohibited by Article 2 of the Anglo-American Commercial Treaty of 3rd July, 1815. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.
§ 41. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, seeing that the French manufacturers have for years carried on a thriving trade in oil nuts with our Indian Empire, he will draw the attention of the French Government to the fact that the Secretary of State for India has recently refused to impose disabilities upon Indian exports to French and other territories, and invite that Government to withdraw the prohibition against the oil exports from French territories to British manufacturers?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODI am consulting the competent Departments of His Majesty's Government on the question of approaching the French Government in the sense suggested by the hon. Member. I will inform him in due course of the decision taken in the matter.