§ 9. Viscount CURZONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether His Majesty's Ship "Glorious" is on the Admiralty list of ships to be supplied with tobacco, wine, and spirits duty free; whether this privilege has now been withdrawn; and whether he can state what are the grounds for such action?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Commander Eyres-Monsell)The privilege of the supply duty free of wines, spirits, cigars, and cigarettes to His Majesty's ships is limited to seagoing ships, and the defini- 2282 tion of "seagoing ships" for this purpose is a matter of discussion from time to time between the Admiralty and the Board of Customs. In these circumstances a shipment to H.M.S. "Glorious" was recently queried locally, but has now been authorised by the Board of Customs, pending a review of the general question.