§ 40. Mr. PATRICK WHITEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his Department has circularised Irish chambers of commerce drawing attention to the advisability of extending and capturing new Foreign trade; if so, why no steps were taken by his officers to facilitate those Irish exporters who acted upon the advice of his Department; whether his attention has been called to the case of Messrs. John Plunkett and Company, of Dublin, who shipped from that port on 28th November last a consignment of crystal malt to Hull to be transhipped to Gothenberg, Sweden, by the Wilson line; if the Customs authorities at Hull refused shipment until Messrs. Wilson produced certain forms filled in by Messrs. Plunkett and Company; whether, notwithstanding that all forms and particulars 788 had been immediately complied with, the goods were not shipped till the 22nd or 24th December and did not arrive in Gothenberg till the 2nd January; and will he state the cause of the delay?
Mr. RUNCIMANI am in communication with the Commissioners of Customs and Excise with regard to the case to which my hon. Friend refers, and I will let him know the result in due course.