EARL of RONALDSHAYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether 2312W he has now received a copy of the tariff agreement between France and the United States concluded in March last; and, if so, will he cause the same to be circulated as a Parliamentary Paper?
Mr. BUXTONI understand that there has been no signed Customs agreement between France and the United States. The French Lgeislature have by a Law of 29th March, 1910, accorded to certain United States products the benefit of the minimum tariff and to certain other products the continued application of the rates of the general tariff in force prior to 1st April last. The list of articles covered by this law is too long to printin extenso, but I shall be happy to let the Noble Lord have a copy if he so desires. All other products and manufactures of the United States are dutiable on importation into France at the rates of the new French general tariff. The United States Government issued a Proclamation on 19th March, 1910, by virtue of which all French products and manufactures on importation into the United States are dutiable at the minimum rates laid down by the new United States Tariff Act. All United Kingdom goods are dutiable at the minimum rates both of the French and of the United States tariffs.