§ MR. CHARLES ROBERTS (Lincoln)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury what is the number, respectively, of alehouse, on-beerhouse, and on-beer-and-wine licences, whole-year, issued for each of the years ending 31st March, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908, stating separately for each year how many of each kind were new licences.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) I have received the figures, which are given below, for the number of ale house, on-beerhouse, and on-beer-and-wine licences for the year, ended 31st March, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1907. The figures include part-year licences, but the number of these is small. I regret that I have been unable to obtain any figures showing the number of new licences issued.
Year ended 31st March. | |||||
1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | |
England: | |||||
Alehouses (publicans) | 67,055 | 66,755 | 66,239 | 65,990 | 65,863 |
On-beerhouse (retailers of beer and cider on) | 29,184 | 28,880 | 28,522 | 28,096 | 27,514 |
On-beer-and-wine (retailers of beer and wine on) | 4,919 | 4,891 | 4,845 | 4,756 | 4,714 |
101,158 | 100,526 | 99,606 | 98,842 | 98,091 | |
Scotland: | |||||
Alehouses (publicans) | 7,127 | 7,084 | 7,025 | 6,991 | 6,951 |
On-beerhouse (retailers of beer and cider on) | 160 | 174 | 165 | 168 | 185 |
On-beer-and-wine (retailers of beer and wine on) | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
7,324 | 7,295 | 7,225 | 7,193 | 7,168 | |
Ireland: | |||||
Alehouses (publicans) | 17,749 | 17,663 | 17,571 | 17,506 | 17,496 |
On-beerhouse (retailers of beer and cider on) | 181 | 226 | 210 | 223 | 224 |
On-beer-and-wine (retailers of beer and wine on) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
17,946 | 17,903 | 17,795 | 17,743 | 17,734 | |
United Kingdom: | |||||
Alehouses (publicans) | 91,931 | 91,502 | 90,835 | 90,487 | 90,310 |
On-beerhouse (retailers of beer and cider on) | 29,525 | 29,280 | 28,897 | 28,487 | 27,923 |
On-beer-and-wine (retailers of beer and wine on) | 4,972 | 4,942 | 4,894 | 4,804 | 4,760 |
126,428 | 125,724 | 124,626 | 123,778 | 122,993 |