MR. HERBERT ROBERTSI beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he will state what was the net Excise and Customs revenues on liquors and drugs consumed in India during the years 1903–4, 1904–5, and 1905–6, respectively; and what is the estimated revenue from these sources during the current year.
§ MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSEThe figures approximately are 1903–4, £5,476,000; 1904–5, £5,861,000; 1905–6, £6,281,000; 1907–8, £6.510,000.