§ Mr. BENTHAMasked the Secretary to the Treasury the amount of duty received from imported dates, cherries, candied peel, ginger, and canned fruits?
Mr. ROBERTSONStatement of the net amount of duty received from the undermentioned imported articles in the calendar year 1912, the latest years for which figures are available:—
I fear it is not possible to give a separate figure for dates, which are only liable to duty when preserved in sugar or syrup.
Articles. Net Amount of Duty. Cherries, drained … £1,177 Candied or drained peel … 656 Ginger, preserved in sugar or syrup … 2,878 Canned and bottled fruits preserved in syrup (other than fruits liable to duty as such) … 6,410