§ MR. JOHN KELLY (Camberwell, N.)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state the date at which the final Report of the Board of Customs upon the impending re-organisation of the Statistical Department was received by the Treasury; whether any further progress towards a final settlement of the matter has been made since that date; and whether he will state if the scheme will be completed and put into operation before the end of the present Session?
§ MR. GOSCHENThe Report of the Board of Customs on the re-organisation of the Statistical Department was sent to the Treasury on May 8. The scheme involves a reduction of staff, and I am not able to pledge myself to any date when it will be in full operation; but this and several other questions relating to the Customs Department are, as the hon. Member knows, being considered at the Treasury.