§ MR. KILBRIDEI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if sulphuric acid is used in the manufacture of patent spirit in the United Kingdom; and, if so, will he state the quantities used for this purpose during the last financial year.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINSulphuric acid is used only in the inversion of molasses where that material is employed in the manufacture of patent spirit. No official account is taken or kept of the quantity used.
§ MR. KILBRIDEDoes the right hon. Gentleman think that whisky distilled through the medium of sulphuric acid is fit for human consumption?