§ MR. REES (Montgomery Boroughs)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can hold out any prospect of the abolition of the import duty levied in Ceylon upon Indian tea.
§ * MR. CHURCHILLThe Question of abolishing this duty was considered by the Ceylon Government last year, but they decided to make no change in view of the opposition on the part of the local Planters' Association and Chamber of Commerce to its removal. The Colonial Government will, however, be invited to give the matter further consideration.