§ 49. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider initiating an arrangement to refund to British shipping companies out of the revenue from Suez Canal shares an annual increasing proportion of the Suez Canal tolls paid by them with a view to relieving this burden from British shipping, and indicating the desire of the Government to abolish all tolls on land and sea other than those that may be necessary for purely maintenance purposes?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)I have carefully considered my hon. and gallant Friend's suggestion, but I fear that I am not able to adopt it.