§ 62. Sir NICHOLAS GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign 532 Affairs whether he will not protest to the Brazilian Government against the continued ill-treatment of British subjects by the action of the interventor and consulting council of the State of Rio de Janeiro regarding the Cantareira Company over a period of 10 years; and will he take suitable steps to prevent the loss of British capital in this undertaking by means of a British import duty on Brazilian fruit landed at United Kingdom ports?
§ The LORD PRIVY SEAL (Mr.Eden)The present position in this matter was explained in the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Remer) on 9th July. The companies concerned are handling this matter direct and no action by His Majesty's Government is for the moment either called for or desired by the companies.