§ 52. Mr. HANNONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total revenue received from the Safeguarding Duties, the McKenna Duties and the Silk Duties during the six months ended 30th September, 1929?
Mr. SNOWDENThe approximate net receipts from the Safeguarding, McKenna and Silk Duties during the six months ended 30th September, 1929, were £6,484,000.
§ Mr. HANNONHaving regard to the intense anxiety of the Chancellor in relation to public finance, will he tell the House whether, in view of these figures, he is still prepared to carry out the policy he announced to the House recently?
Mr. SNOWDENI am sorry to have to ask the hon. Member to restrain his impatience for the next six months.