§ MR. HENNIKER HEATONasked the First Lord of the Treasury whether, before filling up the office of Chairman of the Customs Department, vacant through the lamented death of Sir Charles Du Cane, he will consider the advisability of carrying out the reforms suggested by Sir Algernon West, given before the Select Committee on the Revenue Estimates last year?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. H. SMITH,) StrandThe question of the amalgamation of the Customs and Inland Revenue is still under the consideration of a Royal Commission, and I am unable to say more than that pending their Report it is not probable the vacancy will be filled.