§ MR. KILBRIDE (Kildare, S.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been directed to the practice of the Canadian Government in granting certificates, on the payment of a small stamp duty, to distillers and merchants endorsing the age guarantee affixed by such traders to potstill whiskies bottled in bond, as the Excise officers know by the official books the exact time such whiskies have been in Government custody; and, if so, whether, in the interest of trade, the public health, and increase of the revenue, he will instruct the Excise authorities to adopt a similar practice in these countries.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,) Worcestershire, E.I have not sufficient information as to the Canadian practice in this matter, but I will ask the Colonial Office to obtain a full report upon the subject.