§ Viscount DUNCANNONasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps, if any, are taken by the Board to prevent imports into Ireland transhipped to Great Britain being reckoned twice in the Board of Trade Returns, first as a consignment into an Irish port, and second as a consignment into a British port?
Mr. BUXTON:The Import Returns of the United Kingdom are based on the particulars furnished to the Customs authorities by the persons who clear the goods, on forms filed when and where the goods are landed from abroad. If such goods are subsequently removed from Ireland to Great Britain, similar forms are not required to be filed, the goods being dealt with as coastwise traffic, which is not included in the Trade Returns. There is therefore, no chance of duplication.