§ 49. Mr. SMEDLEY CROOKEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his 1827 attention has been drawn to the increasing imports of medals, flags, and other goods for the Coronation celebration; and what steps, if any, he proposes to take to stop this inrush of foreign goods which should be made by British workpeople?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (Sir R. Blair) on 4th May.
§ Mr. THORNEIs the Chancellor of the Exchequer not aware that the flags and medals required for the Coronation are made in Birmingham?