§ MR. DIXON-HARTLAND (Middlesex, Uxbridge)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the experiments for the denaturing of tea have been satisfactorily solved by the Customs Laboratory Officers; and, if so, when the necessary Regulations, authorizing the removal of tea in bond for the purposes of the manufacture of caffeine from such denatured tea, will be issued?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN) (St. George's, Hanover Square)Yes, Sir; the results of the experiments which have been carried out in the Customs Laboratory have been satisfactory; and the Regulations authorizing the removal of denatured tea from bond for the manufacture of caffeine will be issued in a few days. Anyone wishing to remove tea in the interval will be offered every facility by the Board of Customs.