§ 14. Sir J. D. REESasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that, since exports of tea to the United Kingdom from India have been restricted and the importation of foreign-grown tea has been prohibited, exports of tea from Java to America and Canada have risen in 1917 to 32,568,000 half-kilos as against 632,000 half-kilos exported in the previous year; and whether, if so, ho has any information to the effect that Canada has any intention of restricting her imports of tea to such produce as is British grown?
Mr. FISHERThe Secretary of State has no information that the Government of Canada propose to restrict the importation of foreign-grown tea.