§ MR. TOULMIN (Bury, Lancashire)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the details of the yield of indirect and direct taxes for the financial years 1893–4, 1898–9, and 1903–4; and if he will also state the yield of each tax
| Revenue from Taxes. | Proportion per cent. | |||
| Indirect. | Direct. | Indirect. | Direct. | |
| £ | £ | |||
| 1893–4 | 45,790,000 | 36,944,000 | 55.3 | 44.7 |
| 1898–9 | 51,816,000 | 48,224,000 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
| *1903–4 | 64,233,000 | 62,862,000 | 50.5 | 40.5 |
§ It is impossible to state what would have been the yield of the different taxes levied in 1903–4 if they had been levied at the same rates as in 1898–9.