§ 27. Mr. ALSTEADasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of duty collected during 1923–24 at the general rate and the preferential rate, respectively, in respect of each of the commodities to which Imperial Preference applies?
§ Mr. SNOWDENAs the reply is in tabular form, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The amount of Customs duty collected at the full and preferential rates respectively, in respect of each of the commodities to which Imperial Preference applies, during the year ended 31st March, 1924, was as follows:
311| Articles. | At Full Rate of Duty. | At Preferential Rate of Duty. | Total. | |
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Chicory | … | 88,000 | — | 88,000 |
| Cocoa | … | 331,000 | 927,000 | 1,258,000 |
| Coffee | … | 227,000 | 174,000 | 401,000 |
| Dried Fruits | … | 826,000 | 102,000 | 928,000 |
| Spirits | … | 3,858,000 | 5,035,000 | 8,893,000 |
| Sugar | … | 26,862,000 | 7,519,000 | 34,381,000 |
| Molasses | … | 724,000 | 26,000 | 750,000 |
| Glucose | … | 490,000 | — | 490,000 |
| Saccharin | … | 2,000 | — | 2,000 |
| Sugar Composite Articles | … | 1,461,000 | 43,000 | 1,504,000 |
| Tea | … | 1,488,000 | 9,243,000 | 10,731,000 |
| Tobacco | … | 48,688,000 | 3,193,000 | 51,881,000 |
| Wine | … | 3,314,000 | 55,000 | 3,369,000 |
| Cinematograph Films | … | 288,000 | 1,000 | 289,000 |
| Clocks, Watches and Parts | … | 541,000 | 1,000 | 542,000 |
| Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Parts | … | 1,039,000 | 397,000 | 1,436,000 |
| Musical Instruments and Parts | … | 322,000 | 1,000 | 323,000 |