§ Mr. BELLAIRSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in view of the fact that Canada, in faithful observance of the Treaty of 1817, maintains only one vessel on the great lakes while the United States of America maintain six armed vessels, in addition to three disarmed war vessels, the whole at present mounting 53 guns and 14 machine guns, or 66 guns in excess of what is allowed by treaty, whether the Government have received any communication from the Canadian Government proposing the resumption of the negotiations which fell through in 1890, and the framing of a treaty terminated by a longer notice than six months?
§ Mr. McKINNON WOODNo such communication has been received from the Canadian Government.