§ Mr. Benjamin Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the 2446W Government have determined to ratify the International Labour Office convention relating to the repatriation of seamen, which the British Government adviser at the conference (1926) described as a very useful and a very just one?
Mr. StanleyHis Majesty's Government indicated in Command Paper 3336 of 1929 that they are prepared to reconsider their decision not to ratify this Convention as soon as at least six of the principal maritime powers have registered their ratification with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations. This position has not yet been reached.