§ MR. CLARK (Camberwell, Peckham)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state how he intends Sub-section (1) of Section 1 of The Revenue Bill, 1906, to affect Colonial and Foreign plain spirits when imported for use in art and manufacture, or for making industrial methylated spirits; seeing that the surtax, if imposed, after the passing of the Revenue Bill, would act as a protective duty pure and simple.
(Answered by Mr. Asquith.) Under the sub-section in question, it is proposed to pay the same allowance on Colonial or Foreign plain spirits, when used for industrial purposes, as will be paid in the case of plain British spirits, viz. 3d. per proof gallon. The relative position of these spirits will, therefore, be the same when used for industrial purposes as when used for any other purpose.