57. Earl of DALKEITHasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state the amount of revenue which would be obtainable from a 10 per cent. duty imposed for revenue purposes on foreign pitprops?
§ Major ELLIOTStatistics of importations do not distinguish pitprops, which are included with all other classes of pit-wood, and therefore material is not available for framing such an estimate as my Noble Friend desires.