§ Sir J. NALLasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why a consignment of phormium grass staple fibre is detained in the Port of London for payment of Import Duty; and under what authority is phormium grass or the products thereof liable to Import Duty?
Year. Quebracho extract for tanning. Myrobalans Quantity. Declared value (c.i.f). Average declared value per cwt. Quantity. Declared value (c.i.f.). Average declared value per cwt. Cwt. £ s. d. Cwt. £ s. d. 1926 … … 394,666 394,939 20 0 625,689 311,540 9 11 1927 … … 376,153 459,280 24 5 677,978 344,002 10 2 1928 … … 526,331 679,923 25 10 659,913 358,700 10 10 1929 … … 208,532 276,178 26 6 497,010 249,812 10 1 1930 … … 301,673 371,685 24 8 603,476 276,192 9 2 1931 … … 420,460 370,230 17 7 577,294 234,014 8 1 1932 … … 422,945 249,824 11 10 613,654 236,516 7 8 1933 … … 397,161 233,266 11 9 598,056 232,265 7 9