Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 14 November 1934.
Mr William Nunn
, Whitehaven
May I ask my right hon. Friend whether this system by which the person who is called upon to pay the tax has to decide whether the tax is reasonable or not does not place that person in a rather impossible position; and if the Consul is frequently asked to decide the question of reasonableness, is it not possible that a certain amount of acrimonious dispute is likely to arise between the Consular authorities and the Chinese authorities?