§ CAPTAIN SINCLAIR (Forfarshire)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state approximately the amount of corn duties collected on wheat, rice, and other grain from British India during the period while the recent registration charge of 1s. per quarter was in force.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) The approximate amount of duty paid on corn and grain imported from British India during the time the corn and grain duties were in force was £201,000. Of this amount £128,000 was paid on account of wheat, £52,000 on account of rice, £20,000 on other grain, and £1,000 on farinaceous substances.