§ MR. J. D. WHITE (Dumbartonshire)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state approximately what was the amount of the duties payable in the United Kingdom on goods coming from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and British South Africa, respectively, during 1906; and what was the amount of the duties payable in these Colonies, respectively, on goods going there from the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEWith regard to the first part of the Question I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to a somewhat similar question which he asked on the 30th ultimo.† The Customs duty collected on imports into Canada from the United Kingdom was
†See (4) Debates, clxxiii., 674.638 £2,661,000 in 1905–6. Corresponding figures for the other Colonies mentioned cannot be given.