HC Deb 23 November 1920 vol 135 c255W
Mr. G. TERRELL

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of the Treasury valuation of the 874,914 musical instruments and of the 1,177,003 clocks imported from Germany during the nine months ended 30th September, 1920, and the amount of the Customs duty which he has received in respect of the same, respectively?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The consignments from Germany into the United Kingdom during the nine months ended 30th September were:

Musical instruments, complete, 174,936.
Value, £316,799.
Clocks, complete 1,288,964.
Value, £412,455.

As regards the last part of the question, no information is available as to the duty paid on articles imported from a particular country during a given period