§ LORD HENRY THYNNEsaid, he wished to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether he is prepared to remit the Duty on Barley malted for agricultural purposes?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, the question which had been put to him by the noble Lord did not grow out of any proposal recently made by the Government. It was one which had been made for many years—he might almost say for generations—in discussion with the Revenue Department; and he was sorry to say that he was not aware of any arrangement which could be made for the purpose of permitting the malting of barley for feeding cattle free of duty without the greatest danger to the Revenue. Her Majesty's Government consequently were not prepared to sanction any such remission.