§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether articles produced in non-British countries and finished by British labour are given a preference under the Australian tariff, and whether he can state the proportion of value representing British labour which is required to be certified to secure this privilege.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEExporters of goods from the United Kingdom desiring to obtain the advantages of the Australian preferential tariff are required to furnish a certificate to the effect that a substantial portion of the labour of the United Kingdom has entered into the production of every manufactured article included in the invoice to the extent of not less than one-fourth of its value in its condition ready for export. The form of certificate was published in the Board of Trade Journal for 30th January last.