asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Annual Report of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise for the year ending 31st March, 1921, has only been issued recently; whether he will give instructions that future Reports shall be issued more promptly and when the Report for the year ending 31st March, 1922, may be expected?

Yes, Sir. Instructions were issued last month that the preparation of the Report for the year ended 31st March, 1922, was to he expedited in order to secure its publication in the autumn.