§ Mr. Haleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer through how many ports woven cotton or man-made fibre cloth is being imported; and at how many of such ports there are now available facilities for adequately testing the proportions so as to correctly assess the liability for duty.
§ Mr. MacDermotWoven cotton or man-made fibre cloth is imported through a large number of ports. At all of them, normal Customs control includes selective sampling; beyond that, tests are conducted centrally in the Laboratories of the Government Chemist.