§ 34. Sir WALTER de FRECEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the 570 number of postal packets and parcels which have been seized by the Customs owing to their containing dutiable goods; and whether, in all cases where there is reasonable ground to think that there was ignorance on the part of foreign senders as to the regulations in existence in this country, he will permit the consignees to recover possession on payment of the recognised duty?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Ronald McNeill)The number of postal packets and parcels containing dutiable goods which were seized by the Customs during 1926 was 4,300. In a considerable number of cases parcels liable to seizure are subsequently allowed to be delivered on satisfactory explanations being furnished by the addressees, subject to payment of duty on the contents and in certain cases a fine to mark the irregularity.