Mr. POINTERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the harm resulting in Trinidad from the imposition of a 6s. fee in filing an action for assault and other offences against the law, such a fee contributing to the creation of criminals by placing the poorest class in such a position that they cannot afford to prosecute; and whether he will advise the Trinidad Government to either abolish the fee or materially reduce it?
Mr. HARCOURTI will consult the Governor of Trinidad in regard to the matter to which my hon. Friend refers.
Mr. POINTERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in the Trinidad Estimates of 1906-7, 1s. of the Excise Duty on rum was ear-marked for road purposes; and, if so, whether it continues to be so applied?
Mr. HARCOURTThe answer to the first part of my hon. Friend's question is in the negative. The whole proceeds of the Excise Duty are credited to general revenue.