§ Sir JOHN ROLLESTONasked the Under-Secretary for India whether he will state what are the duties per ounce imposed on the import of silver bullion into India by the Indian Government, and what was the date when these duties were imposed; and what were, approximately, the proportions of the import of silver and gold into India, excluding the silver purchases of the Government of India, for four years before and four years after the imposition of the Silver Duties?
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§ Mr. C. ROBERTSThe present Import Duty on silver of 4d. an ounce, in place of the 5 per cent.ad valorem duty, was imposed in February, 1910. The imports of silver and gold into India on private account have been as follows in the years preceding and following the imposition of the duty at this rate:—
Imports, Exports, and Net Imports of Silver and Gold on Private Account, 1906–7 to 1913–14 (years ending end of February). Silver. — Imports. Exports. Net Imports. ozs. ozs. ozs. 1906–7 41,292,210 7,738,147 33,554,063 1907–8 56,392,905 8,131,818 48,261,087 1908–9 87,959,511 11,721,361 76,238,150 1909–10 73,764,084 13,430,408 60,333,676 Total 259,408,710 41,021,734 218,386,976 1910–11 69,129,111 15,027,153 54,101,958 1911–12 73,132,042 36,408,996 36,723,046 1912–13 48,416,718 17,958,515 30,458,203 1913–14 41,972,200 8,711,584 33,260,616 Total 232,650,071 78,106,248 154,543,823 Gold. ozs. ozs. ozs. 1906–7 2,979,696 827,584 2,152,112 1907–8 3,333,113 595,352 2,737,761 1908–9 1,476,588 634,981 841,607 1909–10 3,649,630 603,352 3,046,278 Total 11,439,027 2,661,269 8,777,758 1910–11 4,363,938 682,198 3,681,740 1911–12 6,628,746 645,592 5,983,154 1912–13 7,298,574 642,789 6,655,785 1913–14 4,617,532 826,535 3,790,997 Total 22,908,790 2,797,114 20,111,676