HC Deb 02 July 1888 vol 328 c52
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.