§ 30. Mr. HURDasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the character and extent of the State assistance given to German wheat exporters, and the volume of importation of German wheat into Great Britain?
Mr. GUINNESSThe German Tariff Law of 1902 contained a provision, which was susupended during the War and revived in 1925, whereby exporters of grain, flour, malt, and other similar products receive an import licence entitling them to the duty-free import of an equivalent quantity of any kind of grain or pulse within a period of nine months. I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving particulars of the customs 593 duties on the commodities mainly concerned through the use of these certificates and of the imports of German wheat into this country in recent years.
§ Following is the statement:
| Import Duties. | |||
| — | Duty in Marks per 100 kilos. | English equivalent per cwt. | |
| s. | d. | ||
| Wheat | 5.0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rye | 5.0 | 2 | 6 |
| Barley | 5.0 | 2 | 6 |
| Barley for feeding animals. | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oats | 5.0 | 2 | 6 |
| Wheat flour | 11.50 | 5 | 9 |
| Imports of Wheat from Germany into Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | ||
| Quantity. | Declared Value. | |
| Cwts. | £ | |
| 1926 | 2,243.029 | 1,428,952 |
| 1927 | 285,167 | 169,921 |
| 1928 | 1,561,947 | 760,080 |