§ Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has been able to instruct the British Ambassador in Paris to represent to the French Government the injustice of their recent proposal to increase their tariff against agricultural implements manufactured in this country, and specially oppressive to those manufactured at Heybridge, in Essex; whether he has received any Report from our Ambassador; and, if so, can he state the result of His Excellency's representations?
§ Sir E. GREYA Memorandum on the French tariff proposals has been communicated by His Majesty's Ambassador at Paris to the French Government. The Memorandum included examples illustrative of the incidence of the present and proposed duties on various classes of agricultural machines and implements, amongst others on those described in the question. The Report of the Senate Commission on the French Tariff Bill is expected shortly. Until this has been received it is not possible to state what has been the result of the representations made.