§ 15. Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Secretary for the Colonies in what Colonies or protectorates or mandated territories duties have been imposed with a view to limiting the import of Japanese goods; whether such duties have been imposed on Japanese goods as such or on certain classes of articles which are imported from Japan, and, if so, whether he will give a list of such articles?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERAs regards the operation of the quota provisions with regard to textiles, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Royton (Mr. Sutcliffe) on the 4th of March. Special duties leviable on Japanese goods have been imposed on certain kinds of apparel, galvanised iron sheets, paint, varnish and similar articles and cement in the Gold Coast and Nigeria, and on the same articles with one or two additional items in the Gambia.
§ Mr. PALINGIn view of the answer to a previous question, are we to understand that these prohibitions or tariffs have had no effect?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERNo, on the contrary, if the hon. Gentleman will look at the effect of the tariffs and at the published records of the quotas which I have put in the OFFICIAL REPORT, he will see that it has meant an increase in British exports in some cases of 300 and 400 per cent.