§ MR. CHARLES ROBERTS (Lincoln)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury if he can state the total number of excise licences issued for the years ended 31st March, 1905, 31st March, 1906, and 53 31st March, 1907, in England and Wales, authorising the sale of intoxicating liquors by retail on the premises, and the numbers in each year authorising such consumption on the premises under the following heads, viz., publicans; retailers of beer, cider, and perry; retailers of beer and wine; retailers of cider and perry; retailers of wine; and sweets retailers (not publicans), excluding in all cases occasional licences;
| Licences to Vendors of Intoxicating Liquors. | Year ended 31st March | ||
| 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | |
| Publicans | 66,239 | 65,990 | 65,853 |
| Retailers of beer, cider, and perry. | 28,522 | 28,096 | 27,433 |
| Retailers of beer and wine | 4,845 | 4,756 | 4,711 |
| Retailers of cider and perry | 82 | 78 | 78 |
| Retailers of wine | 297 | 288 | 306 |
| Sweets retailers (not publicans) | 1,045 | 991 | 934 |
| Total number of "on" licences. | 101,030 | 100,199 | 99,315 |
| Publicans (part year) included in above figures | 292 | 236 | 206 |