§ MR. THOMSON HANKEYasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether it is his intention to propose any alteration in the Inhabited House Duty Act, so as more clearly to define what is a trader under which denomination exemptions may be granted for Inhabited House Duty under the Act 32 and 33 Vic., cap. 14?
§ THE CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply, said, that the hon. Member was probably aware there were cases upon this subject at present pending in the Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice, and it was therefore impossible for him to answer the hon. Member's Question until he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) saw from the decisions in those cases what was held to be the present state of the law with reference to it.