§ MR. C. E. PRICE (Edinburgh, Central)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer
| Calendar Years. | |||||
| 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | |
| Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | |
| Direct from India | 4,002,448 | 3,904,719 | 8,778,634 | 10,796,940 | 12,278,524 |
| Re-exported from the United Kingdom | 2,886,445 | 3,079,514 | 3,567,419 | 2,877,885 | 8,249,985 |
| TOTAL | 6,888,893 | 6,984,233 | 12,346,053 | 13,674,825 | 20,528,509 |
§ whether he can state the probable cost of collecting the estimated net revenue of £1,067,265, collected upon wheat and wheat flour imported into the United Kingdom from foreign countries between 15th April, 1902, and 30th June.
§ (Answered by Mr. Asquith.) The net revenue referred to in the Question (which, as stated in the corrected reply circulated with to-day's Votes, was £1,167,265, not £1,067,265) was collected in conjunction with other Customs duties as a whole, and it is impossible to say what proportion of the total expenditure of the Customs Department should be regarded as attributable to that particular duty.