§ ADMIRAL SIR EDMUND COMMERELL (Southampton)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he can hold out any hopes of the remission of the increased duty on stocks of cheap wines now in bond, on the ground that a 5s. additional duty renders them almost unsaleable?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN) (St. George's, Hanover Square)I think there are strong arguments for granting a remission of the increased duty on the cheaper class of still wines now in bond; and I am considering whether any arrangement can be made for relieving them without raising claims on the part of importers of other classes of bottled wines who are not exposed to similar disadvantages, and are not, in my opinion, entitled to any exemption.