§ Lieut.-Colonel JAMESasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies which of His Majesty's Dominions, Colonies and Possessions have now adopted the combined certificate of value and of origin recommended by the Imperial Customs Conference in their Report (Geld. 123), presented to Parliament in 192] for adoption throughout the Empire in connection with British preferential tariffs?
Mr. WOODThe Governments of the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa and Newfoundland have decided to adopt the certificate recommended by the Conference, and in the case of New Zealand and Newfoundland, I understand that it has already been brought into force. Of the Colonies which do not possess responsible Government. it has been decided to adopt the certificate in Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, British Honduras, Jamaica, Mauritius, Seychelles and Fiji and the territories of the South African High Commission will follow the Union of South Africa. I am waiting to hear from the other Colonies and Protectorates, which have been invited to adopt the certificate.