§ 80. Sir PERCY HURDasked the President of the Board of Trade when the Governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will hold the proposed conference on the menace to British Empire shipping in the Pacific by reason of United States Government subsidies; and what is the proposed basis of intra-Empire co-operation to which he recently invited the Dominions?
§ Dr. BURGINA preliminary discussion of this subject took place yesterday between representatives of the four Governments mentioned in the question. I am not at present in a position to make any further statement on the subject.
§ Sir P. HURDCan the hon. Member say what was intended by the President of the Board of Trade last week when he spoke of the basis of co-operation?
§ Dr. BURGINExactly what he said.
§ Sir P. HURDIs the hon. Member aware that he did not say anything in the way of declaration?