§ MR. KILBRIDE (Kildare. S.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the number of gallons of patent still spirit imported into the United Kingdom in the years 1901, 1902, and 1903 respectively; and how much of this spirit entered bonded warehouses.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, Worcestershire, E.)I find that no distinction is made in the records of imports between spirits produced from patent stills and those produced from pot stills, and I am therefore unable to furnish the information desired.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINI am unable to say. I am prepared to accept the hon. Member's statement in view of his knowledge of the trade.