Dr. MURRAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of duty collected on surgical instruments and appliances; dental, surgical and medical and veterinary instruments and appliances; photographic cameras; cinematograph and projection apparatus, including magic lanterns; sensitised photographic paper; sensitised photographic plates and films; cinematograph films; other photographic and cinematograph appliances; optical instruments and appliances; lenses, prisms, etc., optically worked, mounted, or unmounted, including those imported with complete instruments; bodies for telescopes, microscopes, and other instruments for holding lenses; other scientific instruments and appliances, precision balances, gauges, mathematical instruments, slide rules, calculating discs, and cylinders; electrical goods and apparatus; electrical instruments, other than telegraphic and telephone, scientific instruments; electro-medical apparatus and X-ray tubes, wireless valves, and vacuum 249W tubes, for the six months ending March?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe information is as follows:
Articles. Duty. £ Scientific instruments and appliances (except electrical)—Dental, surgical, medical and veterinary instruments and appliances (except optical) 111 Photographic (not including lenses) Cameras 3,503 Cinematograph and projection apparatus (including magic lanterns) 3,032 Cinematograph films 127,236 Other photographic and cinematograph appliances not elsewhere specified (excluding photographic chemicals) 470 Optical instruments and appliances— Lenses, prisms, etc., optically worked, mounted or un-mounted (including those imported with complete instruments) 20,897 Bodies for telescopes, microscopes and other instruments for holding lenses 4,869 Other scientific instruments and appliances— Precision balances 1,271 Gauges 1,165 Mathematical instruments 1,176 Slide rules, calculating discs and cylinders 769 Other descriptions not elsewhere specified 4,051 Electrical goods and apparatus: Electrical instruments (other than telegraphic and telephonic)— Commercial (including ammeters, voltmeters, etc.) 946 House service meters 31 Scientific 211 Electro-medical apparatus, X-ray tubes, wireless valves, vacuum tubes and X-ray apparatus 5,565 Total £175,293 NOTE.—Sensitised photographic paper and sensitised photographic plates and films are not liable to duty.