§ MR. LOWLES (Shoreditch, Haggerston)On behalf of the honourable and gallant Member for the Central Division of Sheffield I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state the amount of public revenue obtained by 285 the duty on foreign-made cocoa-butter from 7th August, 1896 (when it was imposed), to 31st July, 1898, and what proportion thereof was obtained between 1st August, 1897, and 31st July, 1898; and if he has received any legitimate complaints as to the effect of the incidence of the duty from manufacturers or artisans in the United Kingdom?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERThe revenue obtained by duty on foreign made cocoa-butter from 7th August, 1896, to 31st July, 1898, was £9,320, of Which £5,866 was obtained from 1st August, 1897, to 31st July, 1898. The answer to the second paragraph of the Question is in the negative.