§ SIR JOHN DORINGTON (Gloucester, Tewkesbury)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to a letter in The Field newspaper of the 20th May relating to the action of the Customs officers in respect of a French yacht; and whether there is any reason why the same courtesy and relaxation of Customs regulations cannot be directed to be applied in the case of foreign yachts entering English ports as is commonly extended to English yachts entering foreign ports?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir W. HARCOURT,) DerbyUnder the Customs Regulations foreign yachts entering British ports are treated in exactly the same manner as British yachts entering British ports from abroad. An account is taken of any dutiable stores on board, and so much of the said stores as are not required for immediate consumption are sealed up. A Special Report has been called for in the ease of the Fauvette, and it does not appear that the ordinary practice was applied with any undue strictness.