§ 16. Colonel GRETTON(for Sir NAIRNE STEWART SANDEMAN) asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state how the new Chinese duties are affecting British trading interests in Hong Kong?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe Governor reports that the new Chinese tariff, involving increased duties on nearly all manufactured articles, is having a serious effect on the local manufacturers and entrepôt trade of the Colony.
§ Colonel GRETTONCan my right hon. Friend say what effect these duties are having on the entrepot trade, especially in cotton goods from Lanacshire?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe right hon. and gallant Member perhaps did not hear my answer. I said that the Governor reports that they were having a serious effect both on local manufactures and on the entrepot trade.