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Shipping Cargoes (Prohibited Goods)

Volume 105: debated on Monday 6 May 1918

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asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller why space on steamers is utilised to carry goods which, on arrival in the United Kingdom, are seized by the Customs as being prohibited; and whether he will consider if economies in time, dock accommodation, ship space, and labour could be effected by prohibiting shipping companies from accepting such goods for shipment?

Such cases as are referred to may arise from time to time owing to the neglect of importers to comply with the Regulations in force, but I believe that, from the standpoint of economy of tonnage, they are quite negligible. The suggestion in the second part of the question is the effect in the usual case of the present arrangements.