§ MR. C. B. RENSHAW (Renfrew, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether the Indian Government contemplate remitting the present Excise Duty on beer brewed in India for the use of the troops; and, if so, whether it is intended to make a corresponding remission of Customs Duty on beer imported into India from this country for the use of the troops?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA. (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON, Middlesex, Ealing)The contracts for the supply of Indian beer to the troops in India terminate next year. I have not at present received any report tending 400 to show that fresh arrangements are contemplated, but the attention of the Government of India will be drawn to my hon. Friend's Question.