§ BARON HENRY DE WORMSI beg to ask the Lender Secretary of State for the Colonies what alterations have been made in the Import Duties or in taxation in Ceylon in order to make up for the loss of revenue consequent on the abolition of the Paddy Tax?
§ MR. S. BUXTONThe Import Duty on cigars and snuff has been raised from Rs. 1 to Rs. 1.50 a pound; on manufactured tobacco from 25c. to 40c. a pound; on unmanufactured tobacco from 12c. to 25c. a pound; for spirits of ordinary strength from Rs. 4 to Rs. 5 per imperial gallon; on kerosine oil from an ad valorem duty of 6½ per cent. to a duty of 25c. per gallon. The Ordinance for effecting these changes was, I may add, authorized and finally sanctioned by the Administration of which the right hon. Gentleman was a Member.