Mr. FOOTasked the President of the Board of Trade how many articles have been removed from the list of 6,300 chargeable with duty under Part I of the Safeguarding of Industries Act by the decisions of the referee and for other reasons; whether at least another 6,000 articles are liable for duty, for instance, dolls' eyes, hooks for toy-fishing games, and children's bead necklets, although not specified in his list as such; if he can give the exact number of articles upon which duty is charged; whether he will give an approximate number; and whether, to avoid much confusion and delay at the different ports, he will issue a definite list of all the taxable commodities, instead of leaving it to the individual officer of Customs?
§ Mr. BALDWINIn amending the lists of goods dutiable under the Safeguarding of Industries Act some 34 commodities have been removed from the scope of the list, and the particular grade liable to duty has been changed in 17 other cases. Dolls' eyes, hooks and necklets are not, as such, liable to duty under the Act, although certain types of these articles fall within the scope of one or other of the general headings in the Schedule of the Act. I am unable to give even an 1727W approximate estimate of the number of articles which may contain a dutiable ingredient or part.