Mr. MALONEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, seeing that the duty against China tea will cause considerable harm to Lancashire exports, partly through sentiment and partly through reduced purchasing power in China, he will reconsider the matter?
Articles At full rate of duty. At preferential rate of duty. Total. £ £ £ Chicory … 86,000 — 86,000 Cocoa … 526,000 1,339,000 1,865,000 Coffee … 359,000 238,000 597,000 Dried fruits … 725,000 48,000 773,000 Spirits … 5,100,000 6,441,000 11,541,000 Sugar … 25,175,000 7,870,000 33,045,000 Molasses … 681,000 56,000 737,000 Glucose … 757,000 1,000 758,000 Saccharin … 1,000 — 1,000 Sugar composite articles … 1,337,000 69,000 1,406,000 Tea … 2,096,000 15,485,000 17,581,000 Tobacco … 53,025,000 2,174,000 55,199,000 Wine … 2,704,000 47,000 2,751,000 Cinematograph films … 253,000 1,000 254,000 Clocks, watches and parts … 449,000 1,000 450,000 Motor cars, cycles arid parts … 673,000 91,000 764,000 Musical instruments and parts … 228,000 2,000 230,000