HC Deb 26 July 1939 vol 230 cc1610-2W
Mr. KELLY

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether, notwithstanding their non-transfer, the superannuated employés of the Irish lights service will receive the same benefits as the transferred civil servants by the recent decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council?

Mr. PONSONBY

The recent decision of the Judicial Committee, to which my hon. Friend refers, relates to the method of calculating the compensation payable under Article X of the Articles of Agreement of 6th December, 1921, to transferred officers. It has no relation there-

Article. 1927–28. 1928–29
At Full Rate of Duty. At Preferential Rete of Duty. Total. At Full Rate of Duty. At Preferential Rate of Duty. Total.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Spirits 3,139,000 3,660,000 6,799,000 2,968,000 3,702,0()0 6,670,000
Wine 3,752,000 397,000 4,149,000 3,820,000 428,000 4,248,000
Tea 1,209,000 4,572,000 5,781,000 1,018,000 4,722 000 5,740,000
Cocoa 206,000 491,000 697,000 205,000 504,000 709 000
Coffee 113,000 91,000 204,000 107,000 91,000 198,000
Chicory 42,000 — 42,000 44,000 — 44,000
Sugar, Molasses, Glucose and Saccharin. 14,025,000 3,014,000 17,039,000 10,591,000 3,321,000 13,912,000
Dried Fruits 615,000 * 615,000 643,000 * 643,000
Tobacco 50,999,000 7,103,000 58,102,000 51,059,000 8,027,000 59,086,000
Cinema Films 215,000 — 215,000 191,000 1,000 192,000
Clocks and Watches 555,000 4,000 559,000 610,000 4,000 614,000
Motor Cars and Motor Cycles. 2,060,000 489,000 2,549,000 2,100,000 370,000 2,470 000
Musical Instruments 239,000 1,000 240,000 238,000 1,000 239,000
Silk and Artificial Silk 4,728,000 39,000 4,767,000 4,584,000 13,000 4,597,000
Hops 294,000 23,000 317,000 279,000 11,000 290,000
Key Industry Goods 633 000 * 633,000 633,000 * 633,000
Lace and Embroidery 214,000 1,000 215,000 230,000 1,000 231,000
† Deduct
Cutlery 114,000 4,000 110,000 100,000 1,000 101,000
Gloves 578,000 1,000 579,000 583,000 1,000 584,000
Mantles for Incandescent lighting. 7,000 — 7,000 3,000 — 3,000
Paper, Packing or Wrapping. 519,000 6,000 525,000 545,000 7,000 552,000
Pottery, Translucent or Vitrified. 73,000 — 73,000 58,000 — 58,000
Buttons ‡ — — — 128,000 — 128,000
Hollow ware, Wrought Enamelled.§ — — — 46,000 — 46,000
Total 84,329,000 19,888,000 104,217,000 80,783,000 21,205,000 101,988,000
* Dried Fruits and Key Industry Goods of Empire origin and consignment are exempt from duty.
† Excess of repayments. ‡ Duty imposed 28th April, 1928. § Duty imposed 13th June, 1928.

fore to superannuation allowances payable to officers who have not been transferred.