Motor-Cars and Clock Work from!
Continent in Haste to Avoid the McKenna Duties London, May 6.
Channel ports have been very busy, due to the importation of watches, clocks and motor-cars from the Continent, apparently dumped with a view to avoiding the Me-Kenna duties, ro-imposition of which on July 1 was announced by Me. Winston Churchill in his Budget} speech.
To questions asked in, this connexion in the House of? Commons to-day, Mr. Churchill replied that hho had anticipated some, increased Amportation, but he would _not hesitate to seek the House's authrity to ante-date operation of the duties if his revenue estimate allow: ed signs of excessive importation In the meantime, the Customs we keeping careful record of all i portation, with a view to collect ing duty retrospectively if such course were necessary. (Cheers).
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