§ Resolved,
§ "That on and after the first day of July. nineteen hundred and twenty-five, the following duties of customs shall be charged on the importation into Great Britain or Northern Ireland of the following goods, that is to say—
Silk | |||
Cocoons and waste of all kinds— | |||
s. | d. | ||
Undischarged | the lb | 1 | 6 |
Wholly or partly discharged | the lb | 3 | 0 |
Raw— | |||
Undischarged | the lb | 4 | 0 |
Wholly or partly discharged | the lb | 5 | 9 |
Thrown or spun, including yarns and threads ofall kinds | |||
Undischarged | the lb | 4 | 8 |
Wholly or partly discharged | the lb | 6 | 8 |
Tissue containing silk— | |||
Undischarged | the lb | 5 | 3 |
Wholly or partly discharged | the lb | 7 | 9 |
Artificial silk | |||
Yarn, thread, straw or waste | the lb | 3 | 9 |
Tissue containing artificial silk | the lb | 3 | 5 |
Articles not heretofore specified made wholly or in part of silk or artificial silk | A duty equal to 33½ per cent. of the value of the article." |