§ Mr. PATRICK WHITEasked the right hon. Gentleman whether he will state the amount of duty imposed on English hops sent to the various countries which export hops to this country?
Mr. TENNANTThe duties imposed on the importation of hops into the principal countries from which we receive hops are as follows:—The United States, 10 cents per lb., or £3 13s. 8d. per cwt.; Germany, 20 marks per 100 kilograms, or 10s. per cwt.; Canada, 4 cents per lb., or 18s. 5d. per cwt. No duty is imposed on hops imported into Belgium.
§ Mr. PATRICK WHITEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give the names of the countries that send hops to Great Britain and the quantities received from each country; whether the pockets are marked with the name of the grower and the parish of origin; and will he state generally the system of marking enforced by this country on imported hops?
Mr. TENNANTIn 1908 279,926 cwt. of hops were imported into the United Kingdom, of which 190,987 cwt. were consigned from the United States, 69,002 cwt. from Germany, 9,989 cwt. from Belgium, 6,025 cwt. from Canada and 3,923 cwt. from other countries. There are no regulations requiring the marking of imported hops either with the name of the grower or the parish of origin or in any other way. Imported hops are, however, subject to the provisions of the Merchandise Marks Acts with regard to false marking.