§ Colonel DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any definite instructions have yet been given to customs 201W officers as to the definitions of merchandise in regard to duties payable in respect of silk goods, and will he consider the advisability of issuing to traders an alphabetical list of such duties, in order that consignments of silk goods may be consigned with the necessary declaration so as to expedite delivery?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLInstructions in regard to all duties of customs and excise are issued to customs officers in the ordinary course of administration, and this course has been followed in the present instance. As regards the second part of the question, I am not clear what the hon. Member has in mind, but I may say that printed notices fully explanatory of the duties have been issued for the guidance of traders.