§ MR. AYRTONmoved for a return of the number of licences granted by the Board of Inland Revenue in each parish within every city and town, and within the country beyond the limits thereof in England and Wales, for the year ending the 30th of March, 1861, distinguishing the licences under certain heads.
MR. PEELsaid, he must object to the Return in its present form, as it could not be given without great labour. He called for a Return of the number of each 14 different kings of licence in each parish. There were 15,000 parishes and more than 243 100,000 licences of one description only. He had another objection—namely, the difficulty of obtaining the required information, for Inland Revenue Office in London did not possess it, but would have to apply to the several local offices throughout the kingdom. He would agree to the Return, if instead of "each parish" it was for each "borough and country only."
§ Motion agreed to.
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Return ordered,
Of the number of Lincences granted by the Board of Inland Revenue within every city and borough, and within the country beyond the limits thereof, in England and Wales, in the year ending the 30th day of March, 1861, distinguishing the Lincesces under the following heads:—
§ Licences under the Certificates of Justices of the Peace:
- 1. For the sale of Beer only;
- 2. For the sale of Beer and Wine only;
- 3. For the sale of Beer and Spirits only;
- 4. For the sale of Beer, Wine, and Spirits:
§ Licences under the Act I will. 4, c. 64:
- 1. For the sale of Beer to be consumed on the premises;
- 2. For the sale of Beer not to be consumed on the premises;
§ Licences under the Act 23 and 24 Vic. c. 27;
- 1. For the sale of Wine to be consumed on the premises,
- 2. For the sale of Wine not to be consumed on the premises:
§ Licences held together under both of those Acts for the sale of Beer and Wine:
§ Licences for the sale by wholesale,
- 1. Of Beer;
- 2. Of Beer and Wine;
- 3. Of Beer and Spirits;
- 4. Of Wine and Spirits;
- 5. Of Beer, Wine, and Spirits."