§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has formed any estimate of the amount of loss to the revenue through coal of a higher value than 6s. per ton being declared upon export to be of a value not exceeding that sum; if he can state at which, ports the practice of avoiding payment of the duty is most common; and whether he proposes to make any inquiries into the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Ritchie.) If there be any loss to the revenue from the cause mentioned by the hon. Member I cannot
†See (4) Debates, cxvi., 906.454 form any estimate of it. The Customs authorities take every precaution they can to guard against infringement of the law, and I doubt if further special inquiries would be of any use.