§ Major HILLSasked the Home Secretary whether the Opium Conventions signed at Geneva on March of last year have yet been ratified by His Majesty's Government; if not, what is the reason for the delay; and whether ratification may be expected immediately?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINThe King's instruments of ratification of the Opium Agreement and of the Dangerous Drugs Convention and Protocol signed at Geneva on 19th February, 1925, are in course of890W preparation and will be forwarded to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations for deposit within a few days.