§ Flight-Lieutenant Ethertonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that parcels of comforts sent to British troops serving in the East, particularly in India, are subject to duty payable by the recipients, exceeding in some cases the value of the goods; and whether he will arrange for the receipt of such parcels by troops duty free?
§ Mr. AmeryThe Government of India and the Government of Burma grant exemption from Customs duties on articles sent by parcel post to soldiers and airmen serving in India provided that such articles are in the nature of war comforts. The only exceptions to this exemption are608W tobacco, alcoholic liquor and articles of high intrinsic value such as jewellery.