§ 11.14 p.m.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Captain Euan Wallace)I beg to move,
That the Import Duties (Exemptions) (No. 13) Order, 1937, dated the twenty-ninth day of November, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, made by the Treasury under the Import Duties Act, 1932, a copy of which was presented to this House on the said twenty-ninth day of November, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, be approved.I understand that an hon. Member wishes to raise a question on the Adjournment to-night, so I will try to move this Order in the shortest possible time. Quebracho extract, as no doubt every hon. Member knows, is made from a South American tree. It exists in two forms, the insoluble extract, which is found in Argentina and Paraguay, and the soluble extract which is made from the insoluble extract and is an important tanning material made both in South America and the United Kingdom. From 1st December the solid insoluble quebracho extract will be removed from the free list and be made subject to the general ad valorem duty. The object of this Order is to counter the action of the South American producer, and in those circumstances I can assure hon. Members that the user of quebracho extract in this country will be no worse off.
§ 11.15 p.m.
§ Mr. A. V. AlexanderI think there could not be a better illustration of the restrictive action of tariffs. I do not see that we can do any possible good by dividing against this matter to-night; so I wish the Government joy of it. Perhaps they will have to alter it again next year.