§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, seeing that 2s. 6d. only is paid for dog tax in Ireland, will he consider the advisability of reducing the tax to 2s. 6d. in Scotland: and will he state the amount derived from this tax in Scotland and Ireland respectively.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe Quesion raised by the hon. Member is one that principally affects, not the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but the local authorities, as both in Scotland and Ireland the proceeds of these licences are devoted to local purposes. In the year ended 31st March, 1901, dog licences in Scotland produced £42,459. The Irish tax is a police licence, and I cannot say how much it yields.