§ MR. CARBUTTasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether, in the Return by the Board of Trade on the 27th May on the French Tariff, it is stated that rice has been freed from duty; whether this is not a mistake; and, whether the duty is not about 15 per cent. on the value of rice coming from England, whereas rice coming from Italy is admitted duty free?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAIN, in reply, said, that rice coming from the country of production was under the French Tariff free from duty; but coming from some other country there was a surtaxe d'entrepôt placed upon it, which would amount to about 15 per cent. It was not upon rice only that this surtaxe d'entrepôt was placed, but upon other articles also 1350 which did not come from the country of production.