Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the President of the Board of Trade why it is necessary to maintain a 25 per cent. duty on imported harps.
§ Sir K. JosephReductions in the tariff are normally made only as a result of international agreement or after detailed inquiry into applications for reduction made by organisations representative of users of the articles concerned. An application for suspension or abolition of this duty has now been received and is being considered.