§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEY (Somersetshire, S.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether there has been any increase in the export of offals from the United Kingdom since the corn tax was reimposed as compared with the corresponding period in previous years and, if so. If he will say what has been the amount of such increase; and what is the amount of rebate allowed per ton on offal exported.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. RITCHIE, Croydon)It is impossible to make a trustworthy comparison between the periods before and after the imposition of the Grain, etc. Duty, because there is no exact statistical record of the export of offals before April, 1902. A drawback of 2s. 6d. a ton is allowed on the export of wheat offal produced from imported grain.