§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Board recognise the necessity of keeping strictly to the prohibition of the imports of all hops unless actually shipped before 8th June; and, in the event of attempts being made to secure special exemptions for American hops, brought forward on the ground of prepayment, whether he will give due weight to the fact that such prepayments, except cases of small nominal deposits, are against the customs of the American hop trade?
Mr. HARCOURTForeign hops are not ordinarily admitted unless they wereen route to the consignees in this country on or before the 1st June. The payment of a nominal deposit would not be regarded as prepayment for the purpose of granting licences. It is not proposed to admit American hops on special terms.