§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state what were the rates of duty, the total amount of revenue realised, the total consumption, and the consumption per head of population of wine, beer, spirits, and tobacco during each of the last seven financial years.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.):
| Beer. | |||||
| Year. | Rate of Duty per Barrel. | Net Receipt of Revenue. | Total Consumption. | Consumption per head of population. | |
| s. | d. | £ | Barrels. | Gallons. | |
| 1898–9 | 6 | 9 | 12,103,373 | 35,854,737 | 31.96 |
| 1899–1900 | 6 | 9 | 13,364,239 | 36,626,884 | 32.32 |
| 1900–01 | 7 | 9 | 13,963,409 | 36,044,736 | 31.53 |
| 1901–2 | 7 | 9 | 13,741,628 | 35,442,404 | 30.71 |
| 1902–3 | 7 | 9 | 13,729,962 | 35,425,279 | 30.39 |
| 1903–4 | 7 | 9 | 13,483,676 | 34,790,696 | 29.55 |
| 1904–5 | 7 | 9 | 13,123,679 | 33,862,068 | 28.12 |
§ Only the main rates of duty are specified in the second column of the foregoing tables.