asked the President of the Board of Trade how much has been received by way of duty up to the latest date available in respect of each class of articles or commodities in which Orders have been made under Part II of the Safeguarding of Industries Act?

The amounts of -duty collected under Part II of the Safeguarding of Industries Act up to the 24th instant, in respect of the various classes of articles included in the Orders made there under, are:

	£
Fabric gloves	50,695
Glove fabric	—
Domestic glassware	995
Illuminating glassware	3,599
Domestic hollow-ware	8,370
Mantles for incandescent lighting	35
Total	£63,694

The Order under Part II of the Safeguarding of Industries Act in respect of all the above commodities except incandescent gas mantles was dated 8th August, 1922; that in respect of incandescent gas mantles was dated 9th October, 1922.

Has the right hon. Gentleman any idea of the expense of collecting those trifling sums?

I could not answer that without notice, but not so much as the amount received.