§ Sir R. COOPERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the fact that our farmers have to pay 7s. a stone as a tax to the Government on all wool they sell, whether the same tax is levied on all wool coming from oversea countries?
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§ Mr. FORSTERIn fixing the rates charged to manufacturers for wool issued to them, attention is paid only to the condition, quality, and yield of the wool. British and Colonial wools of similar value are thus issued to manufacturers at the same prices.