§ Mr. MANDERasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken in British West Africa to carry out our obligation to prohibit trade spirits in these regions?
§ Dr. SHIELSThe importation of trade spirits has been prohibited in the West African Colonies since 1919, but some difficulty arose as to what exactly was included in the term "trade spirits." The definition first adopted was "Spirits imported or of a kind previously imported for sale to the natives which are not generally consumed by Europeans." In 1923 the policy was altered and all spirits were considered to be trade spirits except those falling within the definitions which will be found in the ordinances regulating the importation of spirits. The definitions now adopted are intended to ensure that spirits of the kind formerly included under the term "trade spirits" are not admitted.