§ 7. Mr. FORRESTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in the interests of trade, which benefits by the promotion of good relations between China and this country, he will impress upon the British delegates to the Tariff Conference at Peking the need for expediting their decision on the interim tariff proposals?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINThe British Delegation is doing its utmost to arrive at a settlement of all outstanding questions at the Tariff Conference, but the points at issue are so complex and the political situation in Peking so obscure that an early decision on the interim tariff rates is hardly to be expected. I presume that the hon. Member realises that there are 13 Powers represented at the Conference, including China, and that decisions do not rest in the hands of the British Delegation alone.