§ MR. REESI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give the House any information regarding the action taken by the Ceylon Government upon the representations of the local Chamber of Commerce and Planters' Association to the effect that the sale in Colombo harbour of low-class teas leads to the undue and undesirable lowering of the standards of quality of tea in the market.
§ COLONEL SEELYI have no official information on the subject to which my hon. friend refers. It is one which is being constantly discussed in the local newspapers, but so far as I am aware no action has been taken by the Ceylon Government.