§ MR. HOLLAND (Yorkshire, W.R., Rotherham)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can inform the House what was the last occasion on which a Customs duty was imposed upon an article previously free from Customs taxation.
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHThe last occasion on which a Customs duty was imposed upon an article previously free from Customs taxation was the duty of 1d. per pound imposed on cocoa butter by the Finance Act, 1896.