§ MR. RUNCIMAN (Dewsbury)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there has been any decrease in the exports of sugar during the last few years from Mauritius to Australia; and what duties are levied by the Australian Government on sugar coming from Mauritius.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINThere has been a falling off in recent years in the exports of sugar from Mauritius to Australia. The duty on sugar, the produce of the sugar cane, imported into Australia is 6s. a cwt.