§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Secretary to the Treasury, if a medical practitioner in claiming rebate of motor spirit duty is not bound to prove payment of duty by manufacturer or dealer, will he explain why the rebate due to Dr. Gibbon, of Mullingar, in respect of 1909 and 1910, duly claimed and vouched, has not yet been paid, and has in effect been refused; and, as many cases depend upon this one, will he say when payment will be made in all those cases of overdue rebate?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEA claim for rebate of Motor Spirit Duty in respect of 1909 has been made by Dr. Gibbon, of Mullingar, but has not been allowed because the firms who are stated to have supplied the dealers from whom Dr. Gibbon purchased the spirit could not show to the officer 549 engaged in testing the validity of the certificates of sale that duty had been paid to the Crown on the spirit in question. Two claims for rebate in respect of 1910 have also been made by Dr. Gibbon. Payment of these claims has been delayed because the certificates, submitted with the claims, were incomplete. It is expected, however, that the claims will be decided upon at an early date.