§ 76. Mr. WELLSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, instead of making the proposed duties on motor cars, clocks and watches, musical instruments, and films retrospective as from the date of the introduction of the Budget, he will 1446 advance the imposition of these duties to the 1st June instead of 1st July, so that importers of these articles need not consider it necessary to protect their interests by adjusting their selling prices immediately in anticipation of this tax becoming retrospective?
Mr. GUINNESSI cannot add anything on this matter at present to the reply which the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave on the 6th May to the hon. _Member for Torquay