Mr. WARD LAW-MILNEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether galvanised corrugated iron sheets are subject to an import duty into India at the present time; if so, whether this duty has been imposed for revenue purposes or with the object of providing protection for the Indian industry; and, if the latter, whether there is, in fact, any company which at the present time produces those sheets in the country?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative; the object of the duty is protective. The Indian Tariff Board in recommending this duty, reported that the Tata Iron and Steel Company proposed to manufacture such sheets, but I am not aware whether they have actually commenced production.