§ In answer to Mr. KING (Hull, Central), who put a question of which he had given private notice,
§ *MR. GOSCHENsaid: Directly the Board of Customs learnt, this morning, that certain foreign silver plate imported in baggage before the 30th of April had been considered by their officers to be still liable to duty they issued the following Order:—
The Board authorise delivery of plate imported prior to the 1st inst. free of duty, provided it be constructively warehoused-Deposit in the baggage warehouse to be considered a constructive warehousing for this Order. The usual declaration is to be made if the plate is for private use; in that case the assay will not be required.I may add that the Act requires that such plate should be deposited in a bonded warehouse; and the meaning of the Customs Order is that deposit in the baggage warehouse shall count as warehousing for the purposes of the Act.