I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs can he state how many Irish owned vessels entered the port of Hamburg in 1906; what was their net register tonnage; whether, in view of the statements in the current Hamburg Consular Report, he can state whether any inquiries were made by the British Consul-General as to the nature of the cargoes carried by these Irish-owned vessels trading between Irish ports and Hamburg; and whether, in order that the Hamburg Consular Report for 1907 may be of some use to Irish traders, ho will request that special attention will be given to the collection of this information.

I have not got this information, but I will ask the Consul-General for it.