§ Mr. MORGANasked the President of the Board of Trade, whether, in view of the fact that the question of withdrawing or altering the present duty on oranges imported into this Country is held to be one for the Import Duties Advisory Committee, he proposes to take any steps to represent to that committee the grievances of the Palestine orange industry with regard to the obligation to pay duty on oranges sent from that mandated territory to this Country?
§ Captain WALLACEThe general question of any reduction of the present duty on imported oranges was dealt with yesterday in answer to a question by the hon. and gallant Member for Accrington (Major Procter), of which I am sending my hon. Friend a copy. The position of the Palestine orange growers, however, is not a matter which the Import Duties Advisory Committee could take into consideration. As has been previously explained, it is not possible, for juridical reasons, to accord to Palestinian products a preference over similar foreign products.