§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)To ask the Secretary to the Board of Trade if all alien passengers landing in the United States have to pay the two-dollar tax levied on immigrants for the expenses of the immigrant service, or if it is confined to such immigrants; and if an admission fee is levied on all passengers landing at Boulogne and Calais.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bonar Law.) All alien passengers, except citizens of the Dominion of Canada, Cuba, or Mexico, have to pay the two-dollar tax on entrance into the United States unless in transit to some other country. A fee of 1 fr. 75 c. is levied on all passengers landing at Boulogne and Calais, excepting persons holding through tickets to Belgium and Germany.