§ 10. Mr. GILBERTasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Portuguese Government has yet introduced the promised legislation dealing with the complaints of British shipowners in regard to the excessive dues and charges now made on British ships entering Portuguese ports; and can he make any statement on the subject?
Mr. HARMSWORTHHis Majesty's Minister at Lisbon, who has not ceased to impress upon the Portuguese Government the serious injury inflicted on British shipping by the Portuguese Decrees at present in force, reports that the proposed legislation is to be introduced towards the end of the present Session of the Portuguese Parliament.