§ 50. Sir Percy Hurdasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the announcement in the budget statement of the Canadian Minister of Finance that, in addition to articles already on the free list, the value of casual donations sent to Canadians from abroad upon which no duty is chargeable is to be increased from one to five dollars, thus obviating the irritation of Customs charges on family and other gifts; and whether he will consider the advisability of a practical British response to this friendly Canadian gesture?
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Chamberlain)I have noted the suggestion made by my hon. Friend, but I may 1851 add that the change made by the Canadian Minister of Finance is not correctly described in the question.